Snow Go

Snow Go is the second level in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. It is the first snow/ice level to appear in the series, and as such, parts of it are devoted solely to teaching Crash how to use his new skating mechanics on various icy patches in the level. It is also the first appearance of Nitro Crates on the main path of a level, as they only appeared in the secret route in Turtle Woods. The Red Gem can be found in this level - the developers intended for the player to have to unlock this level's (considerably more difficult) secret entrance path in the sixth warp room by uncovering the secret exit in the stage Air Crash, though it can also be reached from this level's main path by fiddling around with a nearby arrow crate.

Trivia

 * This level's name is a pun on the phrase "no-go", meaning to not function properly, and, as such, not go. Appropriately, this level's colored Gem is red, the internationally accepted color of "stopping", aka "no-going".
 * Penta Penguin makes his triumphant debut to the series, as an indiscernable generic penguin enemy. Most fans estimate that he is the first penguin in the side-scrolling section of this level, though other fans have different guesses.
 * Because the side-scrolling sections of Crash 2's snow levels contain still-working booby traps, most fans speculate that they were once inhabited by ancient savage Eskimo natives. Their exact relationship to Papu Papu's savage native tribe is never elaborated on in-game, however, it can be safely assumed that they fought many savage native wars.