Snowy Slopes

A snowy slope is a mountainous biome that often generates on the sides of mountains.

Description

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
Colors
Grass color	#80B497
Foliage color	#60A17B
Water color	#3F76E4‌  #44AFF5‌

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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. Goats spawn in this biome alongside rabbits. This is the only mountain biome where igloos can generate. This biome generates next to groves, most snowy plains, ice spikes, plains, sunflower plains, and flower forests. Polar bears can spawn in this biome‌.

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Spider	100⁄515	4
Zombie	95⁄515	4
Zombie Villager	5⁄515	1
Skeleton	100⁄515	4
Creeper	100⁄515	4
Slime	100⁄515	4
Enderman	10⁄515	1–4
Witch	5⁄515	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

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In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100⁄535	1
Slime	100⁄535	1
Spider	100⁄535	1
Stray	96⁄535	1–2
Zombie	95⁄535	2–4
Skeleton	24⁄535	1–2
Enderman	10⁄535	1–2
Witch	5⁄535	1
Zombie Villager	5⁄535	2–4
Creature category
Glow Squid	10⁄24	2–4
Rabbit	8⁄24	2–3
Goat	5⁄24	1–3
Polar Bear	1⁄24	1–2

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Sounds

Music

Filename in Minecraft	Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Track preview	Weight
hal1.ogg	The Overworld	"Subwoofer Lullaby"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 3		1
hal2.ogg	The Overworld	"Living Mice"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 5		1
hal3.ogg	The Overworld	"Haggstrom"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 7		1
an_ordinary_day.ogg	Dripstone Caves, Snowy Slopes, and Menu screen	"An Ordinary Day"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 10		1
stand_tall.ogg	Stony Peaks, Snowy Slopes, Jagged Peaks, Frozen Peaks, and Menu screen	"Stand Tall"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 1		1
one_more_day.ogg	Lush Caves, Meadow, Snowy Slopes, Frozen Peaks, the Overworld, and Menu screen	"One More Day"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 6		1
pokopoko.ogg	Dripstone Caves, Grove, Jagged Peaks, Snowy Slopes, biomes without biome-specific music, and Main menu	"pokopoko"	Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 5

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

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Light as a Rabbit	Walk on Powder Snow... without sinking in it	Walk on powder snow while wearing leather boots.

History

September 28, 2019							During MINECON Live 2019, the mountains won the community biome vote; additions were improved terrain generation, powder snow, and goats.
October 3, 2020							The Caves & Cliffs update was announced at Minecraft Live 2020, showing a sneak peek at goats and the new mountain generation.
Java Edition
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				Added the snowy slopes biome.
			experimental snapshot 2				Infested stone and emerald ore now generate in snowy slopes.
			experimental snapshot 3				Snowy slopes no longer generate with dirt under snow layer.
							Pillager outposts now generate in snowy slopes.
							Goats now spawn in snowy slopes.
			experimental snapshot 4				Snowy slopes no longer generate with dirt under the surface layer.
			experimental snapshot 6				Snowy slopes are less likely to generate on mountain peaks.
							Snowy slopes start generating lower down in cold areas and higher up in warmer areas.
			21w41a				The snowy slopes surfaces have been fixed to work like they did in the experimental snapshots, where steep sides of the peaks that face the east or north have exposed stone.
							The sky color of snowy slopes has been changed from  #79a6ff to  #829fff.
			21w44a				Powder snow strips are now exposed to the surface, instead of covering by a layer of snow blocks.
1.20			23w17a				"A Familiar Room" can now be played in snowy slopes.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.200 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.200.52				Added goats, which currently spawn in extreme hills as a placeholder.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.220.50				Added the snowy slopes.
							Goats now spawn in the snowy slopes biome.
1.17.30 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.17.20.22				Goats now spawn only in snowy slopes biome.
			beta 1.17.20.23				Hostile mobs can now spawn in snowy slopes.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.17.40.20				Rabbits can now spawn in snowy slopes.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.20				Snowy slopes now generate by default without enabling experimental gameplay.
Minecraft Education
1.18.32			1.18.10.04				Added the snowy slopes.

Issues

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

See also

• Mountains
• Meadow
• Grove
• Jagged Peaks
• Frozen Peaks
• Stony Peaks
• Cherry Grove
• Badlands
• Windswept Hills
• Snowy Taiga
• Windswept Savanna
• Stony Shore
• Flower Forest

External links

• Around the Block: Snowy Slopes – Minecraft.net on October 5, 2023