diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/block/BlockChitin.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/block/BlockChitin.java
index 64922218..03575956 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/block/BlockChitin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/block/BlockChitin.java
@@ -10,16 +10,23 @@ import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.player.PlayerSpeciesList;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.material.MapColor;
+import net.minecraft.block.properties.PropertyEnum;
+import net.minecraft.block.state.BlockStateContainer;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
+import net.minecraft.util.IStringSerializable;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 public class BlockChitin extends Block {
 
+    public static final PropertyEnum<Covering> COVERING = PropertyEnum.create("covering", Covering.class);
+
     public BlockChitin(String domain, String name) {
         super(UMaterials.hive);
 
@@ -28,6 +35,7 @@ public class BlockChitin extends Block {
         setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.BUILDING_BLOCKS);
         setHardness(50);
         setResistance(2000);
+        setDefaultState(blockState.getBaseState().withProperty(COVERING, Covering.UNCOVERED));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -66,4 +74,42 @@ public class BlockChitin extends Block {
         return hardness;
     }
 
+
+    @Override
+    public int getMetaFromState(IBlockState state) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IBlockState getActualState(IBlockState state, IBlockAccess world, BlockPos pos) {
+        IBlockState s = world.getBlockState(pos.up());
+        Block block = s.getBlock();
+
+        boolean snowy = block == Blocks.SNOW || block == Blocks.SNOW_LAYER;
+        boolean solid = (s.isFullBlock() && s.isFullCube()) || s.isSideSolid(world, pos.up(), EnumFacing.DOWN);
+
+        return state.withProperty(COVERING, snowy ? Covering.SNOW_COVERED : solid ? Covering.COVERED : Covering.UNCOVERED);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected BlockStateContainer createBlockState() {
+        return new BlockStateContainer(this, COVERING);
+    }
+
+    public static enum Covering implements IStringSerializable {
+        COVERED,
+        UNCOVERED,
+        SNOW_COVERED;
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return getName();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getName() {
+            return name().toLowerCase();
+        }
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/blockstates/chitin_block.json b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/blockstates/chitin_block.json
index 4640da25..a2663eda 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/blockstates/chitin_block.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/blockstates/chitin_block.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
     "variants": {
-        "normal": { "model": "unicopia:chitin_block" }
+        "covering=uncovered": { "model": "unicopia:chitin_block_uncovered" },
+        "covering=covered": { "model": "unicopia:chitin_block_covered" },
+        "covering=snow_covered": { "model": "unicopia:chitin_block_snow_covered" }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block.json b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c8be6d6..00000000
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "parent": "block/cube_all",
-    "textures": {
-        "all": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block"
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_covered.json b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_covered.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f6cc99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_covered.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "parent": "block/cube_bottom_top",
+    "textures": {
+        "bottom": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_covered",
+        "top": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_top",
+        "side": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_covered"
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_snow_covered.json b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_snow_covered.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fca60bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_snow_covered.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "parent": "block/cube_bottom_top",
+    "textures": {
+        "bottom": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_covered",
+        "top": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_top",
+        "side": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_snow_covered"
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_uncovered.json b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_uncovered.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67c57089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/block/chitin_block_uncovered.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "parent": "block/cube_all",
+    "textures": {
+        "bottom": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_covered",
+        "particle": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_uncovered",
+        "top": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_top",
+        "side": "unicopia:blocks/chitin_block_uncovered"
+    },
+    "elements": [
+        {   "from": [ 0, 0, 0 ],
+            "to": [ 16, 16, 16 ],
+            "faces": {
+                "down":  { "texture": "#bottom", "cullface": "down" },
+                "up":    { "texture": "#top", "cullface": "up" },
+                "north": { "texture": "#side", "cullface": "north" },
+                "south": { "texture": "#side", "cullface": "south" },
+                "west":  { "texture": "#side", "cullface": "west" },
+                "east":  { "texture": "#side", "cullface": "east" }
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/item/chitin_block.json b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/item/chitin_block.json
index 740d2631..63860a70 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/item/chitin_block.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/models/item/chitin_block.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "parent": "unicopia:block/chitin_block"
+    "parent": "unicopia:block/chitin_block_uncovered"
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_bottom.png b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_bottom.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f1e1a72
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block.png b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_covered.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block.png
rename to src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_covered.png
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_snow_covered.png b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_snow_covered.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0e48a1c
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_spike.png b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_spike.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ce1b60a
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_top.png b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_top.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef56786b
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_uncovered.png b/src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/textures/blocks/chitin_block_uncovered.png
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index 00000000..48cffc05
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