Snowy Slopes

Snowy Slopes

Structures	Pillager Outpost Igloo
Blocks	Snow Snow Block Powder Snow Stone Emerald Ore Infested Stone
Climate
Temperature	-0.3
Downfall	0.9
Precipitation	Yes
Snow accumulation‌[BE only]	0.125-0.5
Colors
Grass color	#80B497
Foliage color	#60A17B
Dry foliage color	#8F7A5A
Water color	#3F76E4‌[JE only]  #44AFF5‌[BE only]
Vibrant Visuals
Atmospherics	Default
Lighting	Cold
Volumetric fog	Default
Color grading	Coolish

Snowy slopes are snowy biomes that often generate on the sides of mountains. Unlike the snowy plains, this biome is made out of stone covered with one or more layers of snow blocks and occasional powder snow patches.

Generation

Snowy slopes usually generate as mountain slopes in cold to temperate climates where humidity is low. As terrain rises further, they often give way to jagged peaks and frozen peaks.

On high slopes, they often border groves if humidity rises, and cherry groves or meadows where terrain plateaus. Falling terrain tends to produce biomes such as plains and snowy plains. Rare biomes like ice spikes, sunflower plains, flower forests, and dappled forests sometimes generate nearby.

In very low temperatures, snowy slopes can stretch into lower terrain and valleys, possibly covering thousands of blocks. In these areas, thin frozen rivers, ice spikes, or snowy plains may cut through the valleys.

As with other mountain biomes, the deep dark is very common deep underground. Higher up, dripstone caves are common, especially far inland.

Description

Snowy slopes are similar to groves except that no trees generate. It is a mostly barren biome covered in snow, multiple layers of snow blocks and strips of powder snow, with steep sides to the north or east also having stone cliffs covered with snow layers.

Infested stone generates underground as well as emerald ore.

Goats spawn in this biome alongside snowy rabbits and polar bears.‌^{[BE only]} At nighttime, strays and frostbites​^{[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]} may also spawn alongside common hostile mobs.

This is the only mountain biome where igloos can generate. Pillager outposts also generate here.

With Vibrant Visuals, snowy slopes use default environmental settings with a coolish color grading, making the biome appear colder blue. They use cold sunlight, which is slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Spider	100⁄525	4
Zombie	95⁄525	4
Zombie Villager	5⁄525	1
Skeleton	100⁄525	4
Creeper	100⁄525	4
Slime[note 1]	100⁄525	4
Frostbite[note 2]	10⁄525	4
Enderman	10⁄525	1–4
Witch	5⁄525	1
Creature category
Goat	5⁄9	1–3
Rabbit	4⁄9	2–3
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "Frostbite": "&#x200B;<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement applies only to upcoming versions of Minecraft.\">upcoming:</span> [[Fourth Drop 2026|Fourth Drop 2026]]</i>]</sup>[[Category:Upcoming]]" }, "1": { "totalWeight": 525, "mobs": [ { "size": "4", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "4" }, { "note": "&#x200B;<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement applies only to upcoming versions of Minecraft.\">upcoming:</span> [[Fourth Drop 2026|Fourth Drop 2026]]</i>]</sup>[[Category:Upcoming]]", "mob": "Frostbite", "weight": 10, "notename": "Frostbite", "size": "4" }, { "size": "1-4", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 9, "mobs": [ { "size": "1-3", "mob": "Goat", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Rabbit", "weight": 4 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "4-6", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "underground" }, "4": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "8", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }

In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100	1
Slime[note 1]	100	1
Spider	100	1
Stray	96	1–2
Zombie	95	2–4
Frostbite[note 2]	25	2–4
Skeleton	24	1–2
Enderman	10	1–2
Witch	5	1
Zombie Villager	5	2–4
Creature category
Glow Squid	10	2–4
Rabbit	8	2–3
Goat	5	1–3
Polar Bear	1	1–2
Ambient category
Bat	1	2

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "Frostbite": "&#x200B;<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement applies only to upcoming versions of Minecraft.\">upcoming:</span> [[Fourth Drop 2026|Fourth Drop 2026]]</i>]</sup>[[Category:Upcoming]]" }, "1": { "totalWeight": 560, "mobs": [ { "size": "1", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "1" }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Stray", "weight": 96 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "note": "&#x200B;<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement applies only to upcoming versions of Minecraft.\">upcoming:</span> [[Fourth Drop 2026|Fourth Drop 2026]]</i>]</sup>[[Category:Upcoming]]", "mob": "Frostbite", "weight": 25, "notename": "Frostbite", "size": "2-4" }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 24 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 24, "mobs": [ { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Rabbit", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "1-3", "mob": "Goat", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Polar Bear", "weight": 1 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "2", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }

Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in snowy slopes:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Snowy Slopes	snowy_slopes	biome.minecraft.snowy_slopes

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	snowy_slopes	184

Biome definition

{
  "attributes": {
    "minecraft:audio/background_music": {
      "default": {
        "max_delay": 24000,
        "min_delay": 12000,
        "sound": "minecraft:music.overworld.snowy_slopes"
      }
    },
    "minecraft:gameplay/increased_fire_burnout": true,
    "minecraft:gameplay/natural_mob_spawns": {
      "argument": {
        "spawn_costs": {},
        "spawns_by_category": {
          "ambient": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:bat",
              "count": 8,
              "weight": 10
            }
          ],
          "creature": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:rabbit",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 3,
                "min_inclusive": 2
              },
              "weight": 4
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:goat",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 3,
                "min_inclusive": 1
              },
              "weight": 5
            }
          ],
          "monster": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:spider",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 100
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:zombie",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 95
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:zombie_villager",
              "count": 1,
              "weight": 5
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:skeleton",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 100
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:creeper",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 100
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:slime",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 100
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:enderman",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 4,
                "min_inclusive": 1
              },
              "weight": 10
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:witch",
              "count": 1,
              "weight": 5
            }
          ],
          "underground_water_creature": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:glow_squid",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 6,
                "min_inclusive": 4
              },
              "weight": 10
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "modifier": "overlay"
    },
    "minecraft:visual/sky_color": "#829fff"
  },
  "carvers": [
    "minecraft:cave",
    "minecraft:cave_extra_underground",
    "minecraft:canyon"
  ],
  "downfall": 0.9,
  "effects": {
    "water_color": "#3f76e4"
  },
  "features": [
    [],
    [
      "minecraft:lake_lava_underground",
      "minecraft:lake_lava_surface"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:amethyst_geode"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:monster_room",
      "minecraft:monster_room_deep"
    ],
    [],
    [],
    [
      "minecraft:ore_dirt",
      "minecraft:ore_gravel",
      "minecraft:ore_granite_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_granite_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_diorite_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_diorite_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_andesite_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_andesite_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_tuff",
      "minecraft:ore_coal_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_coal_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_iron_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_iron_middle",
      "minecraft:ore_iron_small",
      "minecraft:ore_gold",
      "minecraft:ore_gold_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_redstone",
      "minecraft:ore_redstone_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_diamond",
      "minecraft:ore_diamond_medium",
      "minecraft:ore_diamond_large",
      "minecraft:ore_diamond_buried",
      "minecraft:ore_lapis",
      "minecraft:ore_lapis_buried",
      "minecraft:ore_copper",
      "minecraft:underwater_magma",
      "minecraft:disk_sand",
      "minecraft:disk_clay",
      "minecraft:disk_gravel",
      "minecraft:ore_emerald"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:ore_infested"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:spring_water",
      "minecraft:spring_lava",
      "minecraft:spring_lava_frozen"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:glow_lichen",
      "minecraft:patch_pumpkin"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:freeze_top_layer"
    ]
  ],
  "has_precipitation": true,
  "temperature": -0.3
}

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Adventuring Time	Discover 17 biomes.	Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.	40	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Adventuring Time	Discover every biome	Visit all of these 56​[until: Fourth Drop 2026]/57​[upcoming] biomes: Badlands Bamboo Jungle Beach Birch Forest Cherry Grove Cold Ocean Dappled Forest Dark Forest Deep Cold Ocean Deep Dark Deep Frozen Ocean Deep Lukewarm Ocean Deep Ocean Desert Dripstone Caves Eroded Badlands Flower Forest Forest Frozen Ocean Frozen Peaks Frozen River Grove Ice Caves Ice Spikes Jagged Peaks Jungle Lukewarm Ocean Lush Caves Mangrove Swamp Meadow Mushroom Fields Ocean Old Growth Birch Forest Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Pale Garden Plains River Savanna Savanna Plateau Snowy Beach Snowy Plains Snowy Slopes Snowy Taiga Sparse Jungle Stony Peaks Stony Shore Sunflower Plains Sulfur Caves Swamp Taiga Warm Ocean Windswept Forest Windswept Gravelly Hills Windswept Hills Windswept Savanna Wooded Badlands The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.
	Light as a Rabbit	Walk on Powder Snow... without sinking in it	Walk on powder snow while wearing leather boots.

History

Announcement

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Minecraft Education

Issues

Issues relating to "Snowy Slopes" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  A snowy slopes single biome world
• 
  An igloo in snowy slopes

In other media

See also

• Meadow
• Grove
• Jagged Peaks
• Frozen Peaks
• Cherry Grove
• Snowy Plains

References

External links

• "Around the Block: Snowy Slopes" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, October 6, 2023.