Snowy Plains Biome – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Snowy Plains biome (formerly called Snowy Tundra or Ice Plains) with screenshots.
In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let’s explore the Snowy Plains biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Snowy Plains is a biome in the Overworld. It is relatively flat land with a layer of snow covering the grass. It has lots of streams, lakes, caves, and some wildlife such as polar bears and rabbits.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Snowy Plains biome.
Weather
The weather in the Snowy Plains biome has average precipitation (but instead of rain drops, this biome has snow flakes).
Trees
In the Snowy Plains biome, you will find spruce trees:
Vegetation
The vegetation found in the Plains biome is dandelions and poppies:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Dandelion |
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Poppy |
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as grass blocks, sand, ice, and lapis lazuli ore:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Grass Block |
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Ice |
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Lapis Lazuli Ore |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Snowy Plains biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:
Mobs
In the Plains biome, there is some wildlife. You will find polar bears and rabbits.
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Plains biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
Villages
If you look carefully in the Snowy Plains biome, you will sometimes find a village like the one below:
Inside this village, you will find a group of small buildings where villagers naturally spawn. You can trade with these villagers to get rare items. Because this type of village is in a snow biome, you generally will not find any gardens to harvest if the entire village is covered in snow.
Igloos
If you look carefully in the Snowy Plains biome, you will sometimes find a rare igloo like the one below:
An igloo is a house made out of blocks of snow. Inside the igloo, you will find a bed, a crafting table, a furnace and a redstone torch.
If you are very lucky, some igloos (not all) have a secret basement. Learn more about igloos and how to discover all of their hidden secrets.
Biome ID for Snowy Plains
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Snowy Plains biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:snowy_tundra | Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 – 1.17.1 |
| minecraft:snowy_plains | Overworld | Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.18 – 1.19.2 |
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
- Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
- Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.
Snowy Plains Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Snowy Plains biome:
Snowy Plains Seeds (Java Edition)
Snowy Plains Seeds (Java Edition)