Minecraft:Snowy Slopes: Difference between revisions

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Template:Infobox biome Snowy slopes are snowy Minecraft:biomes that often generate on the sides of Minecraft:mountains. Unlike the Minecraft:snowy plains, this biome is made out of Minecraft:stone covered with one or more layers of Minecraft:snow blocks and occasional Minecraft: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 Minecraft:jagged peaks and Minecraft:frozen peaks.

On high slopes, they often border Minecraft:groves if humidity rises, and Minecraft:cherry groves or Minecraft:meadows where terrain plateaus. Falling terrain tends to produce biomes such as Minecraft:plains and Minecraft:snowy plains. Rare biomes like Minecraft:ice spikes, Minecraft:sunflower plains, Minecraft:flower forests, and Minecraft: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 Minecraft:frozen rivers, Minecraft:ice spikes, or snowy plains may cut through the valleys.

As with other mountain biomes, the Minecraft:deep dark is very common deep underground. Higher up, Minecraft:dripstone caves are common, especially far inland. Minecraft:Ice caves are relatively common beneath areas where temperatures are low and weirdness is high.Template:Upcoming

Description

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

Minecraft:Infested stone generates underground as well as Minecraft:emerald ore.

Minecraft:Goats spawn in this biome alongside snowy Minecraft:rabbits and Minecraft:polar bears.Template:Only At nighttime, Minecraft:strays and Minecraft:frostbites Template:Upcoming may also spawn alongside common hostile mobs.

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

With Minecraft: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:

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Sounds

Music

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

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Data values

ID

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Biome definition

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Achievements

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Advancements

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

A snowy slopes Minecraft:single biome world

A snowy slopes Minecraft:single biome world
An igloo in snowy slopes

An igloo in snowy slopes

In other media

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References

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External links

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Navigation

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 == Generation ==
-Snowy slopes generate as mountain slope biomes, similar to [[Minecraft:meadow]]s and [[Minecraft:cherry grove]]s, but at higher altitudes and not as plateaus. They can also generate standalone on smaller peaks, sometimes measuring only a few blocks in size.
+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 [[Minecraft:jagged peaks]] and [[Minecraft:frozen peaks]].
-They can generate in the coldest to medium temperature zones with lower humidity. They often border [[Minecraft:jagged peaks]] and [[Minecraft:frozen peaks]] as mountain biomes and meadows and cherry groves in valleys, and they are replaced by [[Minecraft:grove]]s in higher humidity. Snowy slopes can also border medium biomes when they generate on plateaus, like [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:sunflower plains]], and [[Minecraft:flower forest]]s.
+On high slopes, they often border [[Minecraft:grove]]s if humidity rises, and [[Minecraft:cherry grove]]s or [[Minecraft:meadow]]s where terrain plateaus. Falling terrain tends to produce biomes such as [[Minecraft:plains]] and [[Minecraft:snowy plains]]. Rare biomes like [[Minecraft:ice spikes]], [[Minecraft:sunflower plains]], [[Minecraft:flower forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:dappled forest]]s sometimes generate nearby.
-In the coldest temperature zones, snowy slopes extend to entire valleys and hills around mountains, replacing [[Minecraft:snowy plains]] and [[Minecraft:ice spikes]], and also bordering [[Minecraft:frozen river]]s and [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]]s with tall cliffs or [[Minecraft:stony shore]]s. Ice spikes and snowy plains can sometimes generate as thin strips replacing rivers in highland snowy slopes.
+In very low temperatures, snowy slopes can stretch into lower terrain and valleys, possibly covering thousands of blocks. In these areas, thin [[Minecraft:frozen river]]s, [[Minecraft:ice spikes]], or snowy plains may cut through the valleys.
-Because snowy slopes are mountain biomes, they are almost guaranteed to have [[Minecraft:deep dark]] underneath, and commonly also [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]].
+As with other mountain biomes, the [[Minecraft:deep dark]] is very common deep underground. Higher up, [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]] are common, especially far inland. [[Minecraft:Ice caves]] are relatively common beneath areas where temperatures are low and weirdness is high.{{upcoming|Fourth Drop 2026}}
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 {{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
+{{Spawn row|Frostbite|weight=10|size=4|note={{upcoming|Fourth Drop 2026}}}}
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 {{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
-{{Spawn row|Frostbite|weight=?|size=2-4}}
+{{Spawn row|Frostbite|weight=25|size=2-4|note={{upcoming|Fourth Drop 2026}}}}
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 {{Spawn row|Goat|weight=5|size=1-3}}
 {{Spawn row|Polar Bear|weight=1|size=1-2}}
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+{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=2}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|Snowy slopes now generate by default without enabling experimental gameplay.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.26|Added cold lighting and coolish color grading to snowy slopes in [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]].}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.50|dev=Preview 26.50.22|[[Minecraft:Bat]]s now spawn in snowy slopes.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s, which can spawn in frozen oceans.}}
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 File:Snowy Slopes single biome.png|A snowy slopes [[Minecraft:single biome]] world
 File:Snowy slopes igloo.png|An igloo in snowy slopes
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+=== In other media ===
+<gallery>
+File:Holi header.jpg
 </gallery>
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 == External links ==
-* {{Mcnet|snowy-slopes|Around the Block: Snowy Slopes|Oct 6, 2023|Duncan Geere}}
+* {{Mcnet|snowy-slopes|Around the Block: Snowy Slopes|Oct 6, 2023|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}
 == Navigation ==