Snowy Plains in Minecraft

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.

Supported Platforms

The Snowy Plains biome is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

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
	Dandelion
	Poppy

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as grass blocks, sand, ice, and lapis lazuli ore:

Item	Description
	Grass Block
	Ice
	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

Snowy Plains Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Snowy Plains biome: