Snowdrift Potatoes This page first published: Apr 16, 2005 · Updated: Jun 1, 2018 · by CooksInfo. Copyright © 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Snowdrift Potatoes have smooth skin. Early harvest. History Notes Snowdrift Potatoes were developed at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from a cross between Earlaine potatoes and a potato referred to as “ATY-4.” Released 1947.