N64 Frappe Snowland

Frappe Snowland is a racetrack, first appearing as the second track of the Flower Cup of Mario Kart 64 on the Nintendo 64, then returning as a course in the Retro Courses in Mario Kart DS as the second track of the Banana Cup, and in several cups in Mario Kart Tour (first appearing in the Ice Tour). It takes place in a softly snowing region of hills. Its obstacles include many snowmen scattered around the edges of the course. There is also a giant snow statue of Mario and one of Yoshi. This course shares its music with Sherbet Land. The course was available in Wi-Fi.

Course layout
Players start in a snowy road, which immediately makes a ninety degree turn to the right, and then a turn to the left, which then leads players to a row of Item Boxes. Snowmen appear as obstacles in this point that slow players down if run into. Players then pass a Yoshi statue and then make a U-turn to the left, which leads players into a ramp. Failure to cross the ramp leads players into a river of water.

After the ramp, the road stretches and a large group of snowmen, plus a Mario statue reside there. This makes it a little bit tricky to navigate through without slowing down or getting hit by a snowman. After the large group of snowmen, players make a sharp left turn, then a right while avoiding two more snowmen. When players pass the snowmen, they proceed to a straight road, with cliff walls instead of snow to slow them down. If players try to drive up the cliff, they are returned to the track by Lakitu.

In the cliff area, a bunch of item boxes can be found; they are the last ones before the finish line. Past the item boxes is a U-turn to the left, which leads into a curvier road. The curvier road then makes a right turn, and past the wooden bridge is the finish line where the track repeats itself.

Mario Kart Tour
Frappe Snowland reappears in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the Ice Tour. The Mario and Yoshi snowmen now look more lifelike and a glide ramp shortcut was added in behind the glaciers. This course is a favorite of Pink Shy Guy, Ice Bro, Peach (Wintertime), Baby Rosalina (Detective), Peach (Halloween), Nabbit, and Bowser (Santa). It is also a favorite of Rosalina (Aurora) if she is at level 3 and Yoshi (Reindeer) if he is at level 6.

As with other courses in the game, Frappe Snowland has a reversed variant, a trick variant, and a reversed/trick variant referred to as Frappe Snowland R, Frappe Snowland T and Frappe Snowland R/T respectively.

Ice Tour
In the Ice Tour, Frappe Snowland was one of the two signature courses of the Ice Tour, the other being Vanilla Lake 1. It appeared as the first course in the Baby Peach Cup, the third course in the Baby Mario Cup, and the location of the bonus challenges in the Lemmy Cup, the Luigi Cup, and the Dry Bowser Cup. Its R variant appeared as the third course in the Shy Guy Cup and the first course of the Toadette Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course of the Rosalina Cup and the third course in the King Boo Cup.



Valentine's Tour
In the Valentine's Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, the second course in the Luigi Cup, the location of the bonus challenge in the Baby Daisy Cup, and the location of the tour's Coin Rush. Its R variant appeared as the first course in the Dry Bones Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course in the Toadette Cup.



Vancouver Tour
In the Vancouver Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the King Boo Cup. Its T variant appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the Wario Cup, while its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Morton Cup and the second course in the Peachette Cup.



Hammer Bro Tour
In the Hammer Bro Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the first course in the Baby Peach Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Bowser Cup. Its R variant appeared as the first course in the Ice Mario Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course in the King Boo Cup.



Yoshi Tour
In the Yoshi Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the third course in the Daisy Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup. Its R variant appeared as the third course in the Toad Cup, while its T variant appeared as the third course in the King Boo Cup.



Trick Tour
In the Trick Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the Luigi Cup. Its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Yoshi Cup.



Cooking Tour
In the Cooking Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the third course in the Ludwig Cup. Its R variant appeared as the third course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course in the Birdo Cup.



Peach Tour
In the Peach Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the third course in the Dry Bones Cup. Its R variant appeared as the third course in the Morton Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the King Boo Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course in the Birdo Cup.



Marine Tour
In the Marine Tour, the R/T variant of Frappe Snowland appeared as the third course in the King Boo Cup.



Pirate Tour
In the Pirate Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the third course in the Dry Bones Cup. Its T variant appeared as the second course in the King Boo Cup, while its R variant appeared as the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup.



Halloween Tour (2020)
In the 2020 Halloween Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the first course in the Bowser Cup. Its R variant appeared as the first course in the Toad Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course in the Ice Mario Cup.



Sunset Tour
In the Sunset Tour, Frappe Snowland appeared as the third course in the Hammer Bro Cup and the location of the bonus challenges in the Peach Cup and the Roy Cup. Its R variant appeared as the third course in the Toad Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course in the Birdo Cup.



Mario vs. Luigi Tour
In the Mario vs. Luigi Tour, the R/T variant of Frappe Snowland appeared as the second course in the Ice Mario Cup and the first course in the Shy Guy Cup.



Winter Tour (2020)
In the 2020 Winter Tour, Frappe Snowland appears as the first course in the Rosalina Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Metal Mario Cup. Its R variant appears as the first course in the Baby Luigi Cup, while its T variant appears as the second course in the Daisy Cup.



Mario Kart 64

 * Instruction booklet bio: "A frigid course under constant snowfall. Naturally, the road is slippery. The snowmen you see might look cute, but run into one and you will crash. Don't get too close!"
 * Website bio: "Look out for snowmen on the course in this icy track."

Mario Kart DS

 * Instruction booklet / US website bio: "This popular Mario Kart 64 track returns with its snow-covered road. The snowmen that block the path will knock you over if you hit them."
 * European website bio: "You'd better make sure you've had your triple-shot mocha-choca frappe-latte before you start this race, as you'll need something to ward off the cold and and keep your senses sharp. Also, look out for the pesky snowman and Mario's ice sculpture (he's such a show-off)."

Mario Kart Tour

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "Mario Kart 64 fans might feel warm with nostalgia when they see the Frappe Snowland course in blue. This classic course is complete with slick roads, sheer cliffs, and some familiar faces made of snow! Are you ready to race in this winter wonderland?"

Trivia

 * The giant snow walls in this stage seem to be based off of the in the  of Japan, due to excess snowfall requiring the walls to be made so the highways can be used.