>>111157854By the way.
For those interested, you CAN use torches near snowblocks.
Torches will not destroy snow blocks.
They will however melt/destroy iceblocks. So be careful when making snow forts. You can make a snow fort entirely out of snow and ice if you are careful and clever and light it from the inside with torches. I've done it many times before.
Just remember that ice forms at the top most layer of water only. So you need to form ice and ice structures one layer of ice at a time. you can freeze water ontop of other blocks of ice, but again, do it one layer at a time.
Start practicing making ice walls and pillars with dirt molds. Water does NOT freeze if there is a block between it and the sky. If there is a block between ice and the sky, the ice will still remain frozen and not necessarily thaw.
Ice crafting is not hard. It just takes patience.