A simple but effective ice maker designed at http://hvplayground.enjin.com/ This build needs to be posted in a biome that has snow. It can be posted on mountain tops to be effective. Be aware that most of this structure is underground. The copy was made from the center of the device, faceing the west direction. This design can be stretched to anysize you need. This was just a small version of the design. Ice is a very useful resource in the game. Just mine with a silktouch pickaxe, then utilize it in your builds rather then bucketing water. After placeing, use a normal pickaxe to break the ice to create water. Use the ice in your farms and spawners for faster travel of items and mobs. Ice may also be used in 2 blocks high x 1 block wide areas for faster character travel. This schematic was built on a version 1.7.9 server.