{{distinguish|Plains}}
{{about|the normal variant of the snowy plains|the ice spikes variant|Ice Spikes}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Snowy Plains
| image = Snowy Plains.png
| downfall = 0.5
| temperature = 0.0
| precipitation = Yes
| grasscolor = #80B497
| foliagecolor = #60A17B
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#14559B}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| underwaterfogcolor = {{color|#050533}}{{only|java|short=y}}{{color|#14559B}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| structures = {{EnvLink|Igloo}}<br>{{EnvLink|Snowy Village}}<br>{{EnvLink|Pillager Outpost}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Leaves}}
}}
The '''snowy plains''' biomes are snow-covered flat [[biome]]s in the [[Overworld]] that usually generate near other snowy biomes.

== Description ==
Snowy plains are plains covered with [[snow layer]]s, which are often stacked {{in|BE}}. [[Aquifers]] and [[spring]]s freeze over soon after generation due to the temperature if not exposed to light; thus, [[sugar cane]] that generates alongside water sources often uproot themselves shortly after. [[Lava lake]]s and lava [[spring]]s that generate within the snowy plains biomes melt the snow layers around them. Polar bears, rabbits and strays spawn here; the latter is a variant of the [[skeleton]] that shoot arrows of [[Slowness]], making this biome and its variants slightly harder to survive in.

Snowy plains can border [[plains]], [[snowy taiga]]s, [[snowy beach]]es, [[snowy slopes]], and [[grove]]s. Regular snowy plains are often separated from ice spikes or snow taigas by frozen rivers.

Survival in snowy plains biomes is quite difficult due to the sparseness of the biome and the lack of [[animal]]s; only polar bears and [[rabbit]]s may naturally spawn here, though [[cow]]s, [[sheep]], [[pig]]s and [[horse]]s may spawn as part of villages. Infrequent spruce trees are the only natural source of wood in the regular snowy plains biome and maintaining [[water]] sources, for farming [[crops]] for example, can be tough due to water in this biome freezing into [[ice]], if it is not protected by light or a roof. Strays often spawn in place of skeletons which can make dealing with [[hostile mob]]s even more difficult due to their Slowness arrows, and aggravating polar bears, or even coming near one if accompanied by cubs, can lead to fatal consequences if the player is unprepared. The ice spikes variety can be valuable to late-game [[player]]s due to the occurrence of ice spikes that can be used for a base or as a source of packed ice [[block]]s.

As the snowy plains is a snow-covered biome, [[lightning]] never strikes in these biomes.

== Mobs ==
The following mobs naturally spawn here:

{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Stray|weight=80|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=20|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Rabbit|weight=10|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Polar Bear|weight=1|size=1-2}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
|underground=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Stray|weight=96|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=24|size=1-2}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Rabbit|weight=4|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Polar Bear|weight=1|size=1-2}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Snowy plains
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=snowy_plains
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=snowy-plains
|nameid=ice_plains
|id=12
|foot=1}}

== Video ==
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== History ==
{{Missing information|the history of snowy plains in Bedrock}}
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.4|Added [[Winter Mode]]. 
|[[Map]]s now have a [[snow]]y or [[grass block|grassy]] theme randomly determined when creating the world.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=preview|Added [[biome]]s, including [[tundra]]s with oak trees and frozen deserts.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Biomes have now recieved an overhaul, removing the tundra. [[Biome/Before Beta 1.8|See here for more details]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=September 15, 2011|slink=none|[[Markus Persson]] teased a screenshot of what he called "snow biomes".<ref>{{tweet|notch|113986669312622592|Snow biomes! SNOOOOW!|September 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|notch|114323919279886336|Pretty! http://imgur.com/5Gsyy?full|September 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>http://imgur.com/5Gsyy?full</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Tundras have been re-added. 
|Tundras have been renamed to ice plains.|Ice plains contain tall grass.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Ice plains no longer contain oak trees. Instead, spruce trees generate.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w43a|Added [[igloo]]s, which now generate in ice plains and [[snowy taiga]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|[[Polar bear]]s and [[stray]]s have now added; both now spawn in ice plains.
|Ice plains no longer spawn most passive [[mob]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w19a|Renamed ice plains to snowy tundra.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|Changed the ID {{code|ice_flats}} to {{code|snowy_tundra}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w49a|[[Village]]s can now spawn in snowy tundras. These villages can be composed of packed ice and blue ice.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w40a|"Snowy tundra" has been renamed to "snowy plains".
|The ID {{code|snowy_tundra}} has been changed to {{code|snowy_plains}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" can now be played in snowy plains.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|Added [[biome]]s, which includes small [[tundra]]s without trees or tall grass.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added the ice plains and ice plains spikes biomes and many others.|Added tall grass and spruce trees to ice plains.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Added [[rabbit]]s, which can now spawn in snowy plains biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|[[Chicken]]s, [[cow]]s, [[pig]]s and [[sheep]] now rarely spawn in snowy plains.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Added [[stray]]s, which can now spawn in snowy plains biomes and variants.
|[[Village]]s can now generate in snowy plains biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added [[igloo]]s, which can now generate in snowy plains.
|Added [[polar bear]]s, which can now spawn in snowy plains biomes and variants.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|Chickens, cows, [[sheep]] and pigs no longer spawn in snowy plains biomes and variants.|
Zombies, creepers, spiders, endermen, witches and spider jockeys no longer spawn in snowy plains and snowy mountains biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Added pillager outposts, which can generate in snowy plains biomes.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added the [[tundra]] biome, along with changes to many other biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Tundras have been renamed to ice plains.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=unknown|xbone=unknown|ps3=unknown|ps4=unknown|psvita=unknown|wiiu=unknown|switch=unknown|Added the custom superflat biome selection menu, which refers to the biome as "Ice Flats".{{info needed|It is called "Ice Flats" on PS4 1.95, but when was the rename made?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|Added [[igloo]]s and [[polar bear]]s, which are both features of ice plains.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|Added [[stray]]s, which can now spawn in ice plains.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added pillager outposts, which can generate in snowy tundra biomes.}}
}}

==Issues==
{{issue list|Snowy Plains|Tundra}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Iceplainsb1.9.png|An Ice Plains biome in Beta 1.9 after it was re-added for the new world generator.
Notch Snowy Tweet.jpg|The image teased by Notch of snowy biomes.
Ice Plains Igloo.png|An igloo on the shore of a frozen lake, with some polar bears.
Ice Pumpkins.png|A pumpkin patch in snowy plains.
HotandCold.png|A snowy plains village reaching to the neighboring [[savanna]]. There is also a [[ruined portal]] nearby.
Jungle edge and snowy tundra.png|A sparse [[jungle]] and snowy plains generated next to each other.
Mobs in snow biome.png|Monsters in a snowy plains biome at night.
TundraBiome.png|A frozen river running through a snowy plains biome.
Ice Mts Overhang.png|A hill terrain in a snowy plains biome.
Ice Biomes Parity.jpg|Several ice biomes in java and bedrock.
Ezgif.com-gif-maker(3).png|A snowy plains.
Snowy Biome Mountains.jpg|Mountainous terrain in snowy biomes.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Ari's New Save.jpeg|[[Ari]] underneath a snowy plains, as monsters roam above.
File:Stay Cool.jpg|Artwork of a snowy village.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}
*{{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}
*{{BiomeLink|Tundra}}
*{{BiomeLink|Ice Desert}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|around-block--snowy-tundra|Around the Block: Snowy Tundra|Oct 2, 2020|Duncan Geere}}

== Navigation ==
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