Genshin Impact: How to Unlock the White Birch Snowgrave Statue of the Seven

The White Birch Snowgrave Statue of the Seven sits in the far northeast of Snezhnaya, cut off from the rail network and buried under a killing blizzard. You cannot simply walk there from the map. Lighting the statue is what clears the fog over the White Birch Snowgrave sub-region and opens the road to the Pale Crown Palace.

Quick answer: Finish the Hesperides of Love and Hate and In the Dwelling of Life world quests to start On One Side a Palace, On the Other a Tomb, follow the Eye of Graeae north through the ice cave, melt the Prime Ice wall with a Basic Heat Source Prime Ice Construct, then interact with the Statue of the Seven at the end of the cave.

Why you can’t reach the statue directly

The northern edge of Snezhnaya is locked behind a permanent storm. Standing in the extreme cold for too long will wipe your entire party, so you cannot brute-force your way in on foot before the region is opened. The train route to the Pale Crown Palace is also broken, and it stays broken until the story reaches that point. That is why lighting the statue matters so much. It gives you a usable teleport waypoint and limits how much of the freezing effect you take on arrival.

The only intended way in runs through the Eye of Graeae quest chain. Following that entity is what lets you cross the storm safely and reach the statue at all.

Quests you must finish first

The statue is gated behind a sequence of Snezhnaya world quests. Each one leads into the next, and the final chain is where you actually collect the Eye of Graeae fragments and walk to the statue.

Order	Quest	What it does
1	Hesperides of Love and Hate	Opening chain in the Pale Crown Palace storyline
2	In the Dwelling of Life	Continues the story and unlocks the next chain
3	On One Side a Palace, On the Other a Tomb	Leads you into White Birch Snowgrave and to the statue

Note: The third chain begins with the To Gaze Upon the Dreaming Pale Crown quest. If you skip the optional exploration and dialogue, the earlier chains take roughly two hours of play before this final stretch opens.

Reaching and lighting the statue

Once On One Side a Palace, On the Other a Tomb is active, head to the train at Central Station and speak to the Eye of Graeae. This starts the walk north and is the moment the game begins guiding you toward White Birch Snowgrave.

Follow the Eye of Graeae into the region. If you prefer to navigate by landmarks, trace the train tracks from Snezhnograd through the valley above Jack Frost Village. Where the tracks split and fall apart, take the northern branch. A Teleport Waypoint sits nearby.

If a blizzard blocks you, wait for the weather to ease. Watch the Snezhnaya Adventure Journal icon near the minimap to gauge how bad the storm is. Alternatively, glide down from the mountainside near the Korolevskiy Theater to the south and drop by the ice arch. Past the arch, the blizzard clears.

Take the path to the right of the first waypoint and the broken tracks to enter the icy cave system. Follow it inward until you reach the main cavern. Clear any monsters that block the route.

Character using an ice-melting construct in a snowy mountain cave — Image: HoYoverse

A large Prime Ice wall blocks the far side of the cave. Use a Basic Heat Source Prime Ice Construct to melt it, then remove the construct so it no longer blocks the way. Continue through the opening the melted ice reveals.

Exit the cave and climb the hill. Activate the second Teleport Waypoint you find here, then walk up to the Statue of the Seven just ahead.

As you approach, Paimon and the Traveler trigger a short cutscene. Once the conversation ends, interact with the statue to activate it.

The Traveler interacting with the glowing Statue of the Seven in a snowy area — Image: HoYoverse

How to confirm it worked

When you interact with the statue for the first time, it lights up the surrounding area and reveals the nearby teleport waypoints on your map. The fog over the White Birch Snowgrave sub-region lifts, exposing the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Gorge route and the Pale Crown Palace. Reaching the statue also automatically triggers the On One Side a Palace, On the Other a Tomb world quest chain if it was not already running, which then lets you explore the palace and its levels.

After the statue is active, you can level it up by exchanging Cryoculus collected across Snezhnaya. Upgrading its level returns rewards such as Shrine of Depths Keys, Primogems, and Acquaint Fate.

Common reasons you get stuck

The prerequisite quests are not done. Without finishing Hesperides of Love and Hate and In the Dwelling of Life, the chain that leads to the statue never begins.
The blizzard is at its peak. Wait for the Snezhnaya Adventure Journal icon to show clearer weather, or glide in from the Korolevskiy Theater side and drop past the ice arch.
The Prime Ice wall is still up. You must melt it with a Basic Heat Source Prime Ice Construct and remove the construct before the path opens.

Stay on the quest and follow the Eye of Graeae rather than trying to force your way north, and the statue becomes a straightforward stop on the road to the Pale Crown Palace.