ðə jˈuːs ʌv snˈaɪs hɐz bɪkˌʌm nˈoːɹmətˌɪv ɪn mˈɑːdɚn ˈaɪs kənstɹˈʌkʃən, ɪn bˈɪldɪŋz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə wˈɪntɚɹ ˈaɪs hoʊtˈɛlz kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ˈænjuːəli ɪn sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈɑːɹktɪk nˈeɪʃənz, ænd ðɪ ᵻlˈæbɚɹət ˈaɪs pˈælɪs kənstɹˈʌkʃənz, wˌɛɹ ɪt fˈɔːɹmz ðə bˈɑːndɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ˈaɪs blˈɑːks, ɹˈæðɚɹ æz mˈɔːɹɾɚ dˈʌz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə bɹˈɪks əvə tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl bɹˈɪkbˈɪlt stɹˈʌktʃɚ.
The use of snice has become normative in modern ice construction, in buildings such as the winter ice hotels constructed annually in certain arctic nations, and the elaborate ice palace constructions, where it forms the bonding between ice blocks, rather as mortar does between the bricks of a traditional brick-built structure.