Snowy Taiga in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Snowy Taiga biome 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 Taiga biome in Minecraft.

Background

In Minecraft, the Snowy Taiga is a biome in the Overworld. It has lots of spruce trees and dull green grass that are covered in a layer of snow. This is one of the biomes where you can find snowy foxes.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Snowy Taiga biome.

Weather

The weather in the Snowy Taiga biome has average precipitation (but instead of rain drops, this biome has snow flakes).

Trees

In the Snowy Taiga biome, you will find spruce trees covered in snow:

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the Snowy Taiga biome consists of dandelions, poppies, and ferns:

Item	Description
	Dandelion
	Poppy
	Fern

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as grass blocks that are sometimes covered by a layer of snow:

Item	Description
	Grass Block

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Snowy Taiga 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 Snowy Taiga biome, there is some wildlife such as snowy foxes, pigs and rabbits:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Snowy Taiga biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:

Biome ID for Snowy Taiga

• Java
• PE
• Xbox
• PS
• Nintendo
• Win10

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, the Snowy Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:snowy_taiga	Overworld	Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.16 - 1.20.3

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft, the Snowy Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:cold_taiga	Overworld	Pocket Edition (PE)	1.19.10 - 1.20.50

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Minecraft Xbox One

In Minecraft, the Snowy Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:cold_taiga	Overworld	Xbox One	1.19.10 - 1.20.50

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft PS4

In Minecraft, the Snowy Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:cold_taiga	Overworld	PS4	1.19.10 - 1.20.50

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft Nintendo Switch

In Minecraft, the Snowy Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:cold_taiga	Overworld	Nintendo Switch	1.19.10 - 1.20.50

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft, the Snowy Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:cold_taiga	Overworld	Windows 10 Edition	1.19.10 - 1.20.50

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Snowy Taiga Seeds

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

Snowy Taiga Seeds (Java Edition)

Snowy Taiga Seeds (Bedrock Edition)