The default code for symbol area snow is this one :
def a_snow (expr P) = T:=identity; pickup PenC; path q; q = bbox P; picture tmp_pic, tmp_sn; pair z; tmp_sn := image( pickup PenC; p := origin--(0,.2*u); draw p; draw p rotated (60); draw p rotated (120); draw p rotated (180); draw p rotated (240); draw p rotated (300); p := ((0,.3u)--(0,0.2u)--(0.1u,0.2u)) rotatedaround ((0,0.2u),45); draw p; draw p rotated (60); draw p rotated (120); draw p rotated (180); draw p rotated (240); draw p rotated (300); ); tmp_pic := image( for i = xpart llcorner q step 1.5u until xpart urcorner q: for j = ypart llcorner q step 1.5u until ypart urcorner q: z:=((i,j) randomized 1.3u); if xpart (P intersectiontimes ((bbox tmp_sn) shifted z)) < 0: draw tmp_sn shifted z; fi; endfor; endfor; ); clip tmp_pic to P; draw tmp_pic; enddef;