Snowhead Temple

Snowhead Temple is the second dungeon in Majora's Mask.

Entrance to the Temple
The dungeon is found in the arctic, hazardous, northernmost zone of Snowhead Mountain, at the top of an ice formation. It's protected by an invisible, giant Goron, which blows a blizzard to protect it. The Goron can only be seen by using the Lens of Truth, and can be put sleep by playing Goron Lullaby. It is impossible to reach the dungeon unless Goron Link plays Goron Lullaby.

Themes and Navigation
Puzzle-wise, this temple is based on a floor plan of four floors and one basement. All four floors have a big, central room in common; in it, there is a huge circular expanse that Link can traverse initially. Higher floors require Goron Link to curl and jump using ramps to entrances on the opposite side of the room's large chasm. As Link progresses on his way, he finds that the bottom floor of the main room can be elevated with a press of a switch to reveal a passageway to the miniboss room. Beating the Wizrobe miniboss will award Link with the Boss Key, a vital item needed to access the creature responsible for the curse on Snowhead Mountain, Goht.

When the bottom floor of the main room rises, it obstructs the entrance to the boss room on the third floor. Thus, Link (in Goron form) must break the weakest segments of the floor's base, one of which is located in floor two and the other in floor three. Link must do this only after the Boss Key is collected; if he breaks the weak ice segments of the pillar before collecting the aforementioned key in floor four, he won't be able to collect it due to obstruction; to amend this, the young hero must press the switch that appears in the basement to bring down the pillar, then press again the switch that elevates it, reseting the room.

In this dungeon, Link receives Fire Arrows after defeating Wizrobe for the first time. These arrows are useful in breaking snowballs, melting ice, and defeating enemies with greater ease. In addition, if Link is able to collect all 15 Stray Fairies in the dungeon and return them to the Great Fairy, his reward is a Magic Meter upgrade, which in turn allows him to charge and use more Fire Arrows. The boss of this temple is the Masked Mechanical Monster Goht; after his defeat, Link receives a full Heart Container and Goht's Remains. Contrary to its theme, this ice-themed temple has a few lava-filled rooms. However, Goron Link, the form used most frequently in this temple, is well equipped for them, having a heat-resistant hide.

Trivia

 * It should be noted that the fragments of the last form of Blizzeta, the boss of the Snowpeak Ruins in Twilight Princess, are very similar to the exterior shape of the Snowhead Temple.
 * This is the only dungeon in Majora's Mask with only one mini-boss that is fought twice. It shares this trait with most dungeons from Ocarina of Time and some from other games in the series.
 * The temple exterior itself resembles a Freezard from both this game and Ocarina of Time. Adding to that, the Biggoron breathing icy wind is right in front of the entrance, making the illusion that the temple is blowing like a Freezard.
 * The theme song for the Snowhead Temple sounds slightly similar to the music from the Ice Cavern from Ocarina of Time.