Snežnica (Hungarian: Havas) is a village and municipality in Kysucké Nové Mesto District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1426.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 404 metres and covers an area of 5.511 km². It has a population of about 1022 people.

• Snežnica local website (in Slovak)
• Photo Gallery
• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html DEAD LINK

49°16′N 18°47′E / 49.267°N 18.783°E / 49.267; 18.783