The Path to Snowpeak

Pieces of Heart

Lake Hylia

If you head down to the far western edge of Lake Hylia, you can look around on the small spit of land there for a set of howling reeds and a parrot. The parrot will explain that there’s a new game in town (speak to it in wolf form), and that there’s a special prize if you manage to score 10,000 points or more. Howl into the reeds to summon a bird and start the game.

It may look daunting to try and score 10,000 points, but if you get 10 red targets in a row without falling off, you’ll be right at 10,000, so that’s your goal. Play as many times as you like until you learn the route and can nab the 10,000 points score. Doing so will earn you a Piece of Heart.

Eldin Province

Head to the Eldin Bridge warp portal. (Assuming you repaired the bridge from the Gerudo Desert; otherwise you’ll need to head to Castle Town and head northwest from there.) If you head north across the bridge and into the mountains there, you’ll come to a group of goblins that are protecting a smaller bridge across a gorge. Nearby you can find a groove for the spinner. Spin down to the platform nearby and enter wolf mode. Dig into the middle of the grasses to find a cave with three regenerating skeletons. Let them get close, then destroy them all with one bomb to reveal a chest containing the Piece of Heart.

Lanayru Province

There’s a snaking little path that leads from the Hyrule Field north of Castle Town down to Lake Hylia. There are rockfalls blocking off both ends, but you’ve probably already blown those up with bombs. If not, head back there and do so now. You’ll notice that there are plenty of spinner grooves on the walls. Well, head to the north end of them and find the one that leads up above the path. You’ll need to jump from groove to groove (the first couple of jumps will complete automatically if you don't press any buttons at all) until you reach a platform with a Piece of Heart in it.

Death Mountain

Warp to Kakariko Village and take the path north to Death Mountain. Use the first Goron for a boost, but when you hit the second Goron (the one near the Poe’s Soul), climb up on his back and jump east. You’ll just barely be able to grab onto the ledge there. Climb up, climb up again to the rocks above you, then start making your way to the north until you see a baby Goron on an archway. Look around at the wall on the eastern side of this area to find a cave, then drop down to find the chest with the Piece of Heart in it.

Castle Town & Kakariko

Two extra Pieces of Heart are available if you manage to contribute some cash to a couple of good causes. In the Malo Mart in Kakariko (where you bought the Hylian Shield), you can donate 1,000 Rupees to a fund that’s attempting to rebuild the bridge leading to Castle Town. If you enter Castle Town from the east, you can donate the same amount to a priest standing near the entrance. Both contributions will eventually earn you a Piece of Heart. You won’t be able to do all of these at one time, of course, but you’ll eventually manage to pay them off.

Back to Castle Town

Warp to Castle Town and head back to Telma’s place. She’ll tell you about Ashei, one of the four warriors of your little band. She’s wandered off to the northern reaches of Hyrule. Check the map on the table to learn the exact location. Feel free to warp to Kakariko to buy Bomblings from Barnes; these are essentially bombs that walk themselves in a straight line when set down or thrown. It’s possible that they’ll be useful in the future, so if you have the money, you may want to buy a bunch of them. You’ll be heading to Kakariko shortly, though, so feel free to wait.

Ralis will tell you how to approach Snowpeak.

When you reach Zora’s Domain, glide along the water until you reach the large pool just before the waterfall. The passage to Snowpeak is here, and it’s finally opened up for you. Head into it to speak to Ashei. She’ll give you a sketch of the giant that apparently lives in Snowpeak. Add it to your shortcuts and show it to the Zora back in Zora’s Domain. They’ll let you know that the beast is apparently fishing, and that Prince Ralis may know something about the fish it’s looking for.

Head to Kakariko and move through the graveyard to the Zoran tomb in the western side of that area. You’ll find Ralis; show him the sketch to learn more about the beast and the fish. He’ll give you a fishhook that can be used to catch the Reekfish that the beast is looking for. Perhaps if you used the hook to lure the fish the fish can be used to lure the beast? Or something.

Out To The Old Fishing Hole

Head back to the pool of water near the enrance to Snowpeak. If you swim around a bit, you’ll spot red fishes on the western side of this pool, near a couple of stones that stick up out of the water. The fishhook that Ralis gave you will automatically have the special coral fishhook on it, so equip your fishing pole and go to town! As soon as you see the lure get sucked into the water, reel in a big fast Reekfish. It may take a few tries, but you’ll nab one eventually; just keep in mind that you have to start reeling it in before it gets itself off the hook, which occurs somewhat quickly.

When you have the Reekfish flopping at your feet, quickly switch to wolf form and nab its scent. With that in mind, head back to Snowpeak.

Making Scents of Snowpeak

Drop down to the ice and start following the scent in front of you. When you cross the ice floes, it’ll get complicated; sometimes it will appear to scale a wall you can’t climb. The first two times this occurs, take a right (and shut off your Senses) to find the path leading up to the blocks you can climb. The third time it happens, you’ll be at a dead end. Shut off your senses and take a look at the snow that’s accumulated where the trail leads. Dash into the wall underneath the snow to send it crashing down, creating a path.

Keep following the trail until you reach the Yeti.

Keep following the trail to a Howling Stone. Lots of notes here! If you can remember the beats, then just keep in mind that the tune goes high-mid-low-mid-pause-high-mid-low. The skeletal warrior will appear in the Kakariko Graveyard, but it’d be best to get a portal somewhere around here before warping off.

Follow the scent to a digging point near the Howling Stone. This will lead to a cave section; use your clawshot to avoid some tedious climbing. Pass through the cave and head outside, then return to wolf form. You’ll be attacked by more shadow beings and a bunch of bats. Between the bats’ freezing ability and the shadow beings’ powerful attacks, you can lose a good amount of health here! Try to run away from the shadows and take out the bats before dealing with the tougher foes.

Xtreme Link Snowboarding

All this programming and you can't even do any tricks!

When the beasts are done, and you have your portal, feel free to warp to Kakariko, enter the graveyard, and speak to the warrior spirit there. He’ll teach you the Jump Strike.

With that done, warp back to the Snowpeak Top, switch to Link form and speak to the yeti nearby. He’ll invite you to "shred" the "slopes" with him down to his "crib" where you’ll "sip" on "Cristal". Roll attack the tree, then hop onto the shard of ice to start snowboarding down after him.

The controls here are typical: press forward on the analog stick to go faster, hold A and let go to jump. Most of the jumps are pretty easy if you just keep going forward, although there are a couple of difficult ones near the end. Ease up on the analog stick at this point and coast your way to the finish.