RTA Guide/Snowman's Lost His Head

Snowman's Lost His Head is the fifth mission of Cool, Cool Mountain.

Race Checkpoints

The yellow sphere is the anti-cheat checkpoint Mario must touch in order for the race to count.^[1]
The green sphere is where Mario must be standing for the head to bump into the body.^[2]

Avoid sliding on the darker, gray spots here; doing so will slow you down and may prevent you from getting in front of the snowball.

Advanced starting movement (Full video)

Expert starting movement (Full video)

This video does a double jump kick, but you can do the backflip setup as well.