diff --git a/src/main/java/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/impl/RenderBlockBetterGrass.java b/src/main/java/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/impl/RenderBlockBetterGrass.java
index fd4f2ae..0204d2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/impl/RenderBlockBetterGrass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/impl/RenderBlockBetterGrass.java
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import mods.betterfoliage.client.render.RenderBlockAOBase;
 import mods.betterfoliage.common.config.Config;
 import mods.betterfoliage.common.util.Double3;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderBlocks;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
-import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
 import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.event.TextureStitchEvent;
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class RenderBlockBetterGrass extends RenderBlockAOBase implements IRender
 	public IIcon snowGrassGenIcon;
 	
 	protected IIcon grassTopIcon;
+	boolean isSnowTop;
 	protected boolean connectXP, connectXN, connectZP, connectZN;
 	
 	public boolean isBlockAccepted(IBlockAccess blockAccess, int x, int y, int z, Block block, int original) {
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ public class RenderBlockBetterGrass extends RenderBlockAOBase implements IRender
 		renderWorldBlockBase(1, world, x, y, z, block, modelId, renderer);
 		if (!Config.grassEnabled) return true;
 		
-		boolean isSnowTop = blockAccess.getBlock(x, y + 1, z) == Blocks.snow_layer;
+		Material topMaterial = blockAccess.getBlock(x, y + 1, z).getMaterial();
+		isSnowTop = (topMaterial == Material.snow || topMaterial == Material.craftedSnow); 
 		boolean isAirTop = blockAccess.isAirBlock(x, y + 1, z);
 		
 		if (isSnowTop || isAirTop) {
@@ -75,6 +77,13 @@ public class RenderBlockBetterGrass extends RenderBlockAOBase implements IRender
 	}
 
 	protected void checkConnectedGrass(int x, int y, int z) {
+	    if (isSnowTop) {
+	        connectXP = false;
+	        connectXN = false;
+	        connectZP = false;
+	        connectZN = false;
+	        return;
+	    }
 		Block blockBelow = blockAccess.getBlock(x, y - 1, z);
 		if (Config.ctxGrassAggressiveEnabled && (Config.grass.matchesID(blockBelow) || Config.dirt.matchesID(blockBelow))) {
 			connectXP = true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/impl/RenderBlocksBetterGrassSide.java b/src/main/java/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/impl/RenderBlocksBetterGrassSide.java
index ff3a1b6..b5a44c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/impl/RenderBlocksBetterGrassSide.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/impl/RenderBlocksBetterGrassSide.java
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import mods.betterfoliage.client.render.FakeRenderBlockAOBase;
 import mods.betterfoliage.client.render.IRenderBlockDecorator;
 import mods.betterfoliage.common.config.Config;
 import mods.betterfoliage.common.util.OffsetBlockAccess;
-import mods.betterfoliage.common.util.Utils;
+import mods.betterfoliage.common.util.RenderUtils;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderBlocks;
 import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import cpw.mods.fml.client.registry.ISimpleBlockRenderingHandler;
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ public class RenderBlocksBetterGrassSide extends FakeRenderBlockAOBase implement
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isBlockAccepted(IBlockAccess blockAccess, int x, int y, int z, Block block, int original) {
-		return Config.ctxGrassAggressiveEnabled && 
+	    Material top2Material = blockAccess.getBlock(x, y + 2, z).getMaterial();
+		return Config.ctxGrassAggressiveEnabled &&
+		       top2Material != Material.snow &&
+		       top2Material != Material.craftedSnow &&
 			   Config.dirt.matchesID(block) &&
 			   Config.grass.matchesID(blockAccess.getBlock(x, y + 1, z));
 	}
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ public class RenderBlocksBetterGrassSide extends FakeRenderBlockAOBase implement
 		
 		Block renderBlock = renderer.blockAccess.getBlock(x, y, z);
 		boolean result;
-		ISimpleBlockRenderingHandler handler = Utils.getRenderingHandler(renderBlock.getRenderType());
+		ISimpleBlockRenderingHandler handler = RenderUtils.getRenderingHandler(renderBlock.getRenderType());
 		if (handler != null) {
 			result = handler.renderWorldBlock(renderer.blockAccess, x, y, z, renderBlock, renderBlock.getRenderType(), renderer);
 		} else {