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The '''Snow Yam''' is a [[foraging]] item found only in [[Winter]]. Unlike other forage items found on the Wild snow yams do not grow above ground, to obtain a Snow Yam, you but instead they are buried in the snow/dirt and must dig be dug up with the a [[Hoes|Hoe]]. It's not necessary to dig at an (no other tools, even [[Artifact SpotBombs]], although Snow Yams may be found at Artifact Spots. Snow Yams may be found by digging any tillable soil in Stardew Valley outside of [[The Farm]] (including [[The Desert]]will work). They may also be grown from [[Winter Seeds|Winter Wild Seeds]].
The highest chance of finding a Snow Yam (11-16%, map-dependent) is when digging up an [[Artifact Spot]].<ref name="artifact_chance" /> There is also a 4% chance of finding a Snow Yam when digging standard tillable soil in any exterior location.<ref name="soil_chance" /> Exceptions are in the [[Desert]], where Snow Yams give can be found in standard tillable soil but not artifact spots, and the [[Farm]], where the reverse is true: Snow Yams can be found at artifact spots, but not standard tillable soil. Digging up a Snow Yam provides no foraging experience when . Snow Yams can also be grown from [[Winter Seeds]], in which case they are a standard wild-seed crop: they grow above ground, can be harvested around townwithout using a tool, and give 7 Foraging XP.
==Gifting==
==Quests==
*The Snow Yam may be randomly requested in [[Winter]] at the [[Quests#Help Wanted Quests|"Help Wanted" board]] outside [[Pierre's General Store]] for a reward of {{Price|300}} and 150 [[Friendship]] points.
==References==
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<ref name="artifact_chance">The chance of appearing in an artifact spot is calculated by <tt>GameLocation::digUpArtifactSpot</tt>. The base chance in code is 20% (0.5*0.4), but the actual chance is lower because artifacts and lost books are checked first and must all fail their checks.</ref>
<ref name="soil_chance">The chance of appearing in standard tillable soil is calculated by <tt>GameLocation::checkForBuriedItem</tt>.</ref>
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==History==
