{{distinguish|Taiga|Old Growth Taiga}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Snowy Taiga
| image = Snowy Taiga.png
| imagesize = 250px
| precipitation = Yes
| temperature = -0.5
| downfall = 0.4
| grasscolor = #80B497
| foliagecolor = #60A17B
| watercolor = {{color|#3D57D6}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#205E83}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| structures = {{EnvLink|Igloo}}<br>{{EnvLink|Taiga village}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br>{{EnvLink|Pillager outpost}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br>{{EnvLink|Trail ruins}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Short Grass}}<br>{{BlockLink|Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Sweet Berry Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Large Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Leaves}}
}}A '''snowy taiga''' is a snow-covered [[biome]] that comprises a forest of spruce [[tree]]s, ferns and large ferns, usually generating adjacent to or within [[snowy plains]].

== Description ==
Snowy taigas are similar to regular [[taiga]], featuring large numbers of [[spruce tree]]s, [[fern]]s, [[rabbit]]s, snow [[fox]]es and ashen [[wolves]]. [[Sweet berry bush]]es are less common compared to regular taiga. [[Poppies]]{{only|java}} and [[dandelion]]s can also still be found. The main distinction are the [[snow|snow layer]]s that cover almost the entire landscape, save for the ground protected by the leaves of spruce trees. The gelid temperature of the snowy taiga means that any exposed [[water]] freezes into [[ice]], though lakes that generate within the taiga are often partially protected by the leaves of the trees, meaning lakes aren't usually completely frozen. 

Snowy taigas are most commonly bordered by [[snowy plains]], [[grove]]s, [[snowy beach]]es, and regular [[taiga]]s, and often separated from [[snowy plains]] by [[river]]s.

[[Igloo]]s and [[trail ruins]] may generate here, but [[village]]s and [[pillager outpost]]s cannot {{in|java}}<ref>{{bug|MC-154837|||WAI}}</ref>, although {{in|bedrock}} they can. Villages generated here use the same architecture as normal taiga villages, but all of the roofs are covered by stacked snow. The water in village farms is frozen, leading to the crops uprooting. [[Villager]]s wear the snowy plains outfit. Also, {{in|be}}, the water has a unique tone, and during [[snowfall]] snow layers build up and the [[leaves]] of the trees [[Leaves#Snowy leaves|become white]]. Because of its slightly high humidity, [[lush caves]] can possibly generate under snowy taigas, although, when the snowy taiga generate far inland, [[dripstone caves]] may generate under the snowy taiga instead.

== Mobs ==
Snowy taigas have the same mob spawning chances as regular taigas. The following mobs are naturally spawned here：

{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|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|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Chicken|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Pig|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Cow|weight=8|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Snow Fox|weight=8|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Ashen Wolf|weight=8|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Rabbit|weight=4|size=2-3}}
|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|Creeper|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=80|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Ashen Wolf|weight=13|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Chicken|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Pig|weight=10|size=1-3}}
{{Spawn row|Cow|weight=8|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Snow Fox|weight=8|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Rabbit|weight=4|size=2-3}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=2}}
}}

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=snowy-taiga
|nameid=cold_taiga
|id=30
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=preview|Added taigas, which are snowy biomes with oak trees.
|All taigas are snowy at this point and snowy taiga doesn't exist as a separate biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Taigas now generate with spruce [[tree]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|[[Tall grass]] now generates in taiga.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Taigas are no longer snowy due to issues in the new terrain generator and therefore resemble the current snowless taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=11w48a|The bug in Beta 1.8 has been fixed, so taigas again generate with [[snow]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|The default taiga biome now generates without snow. All taigas from older versions became snowless.
|The rare cold taiga has been added and is a dedicated snowy taiga biome.
|Both types of taigas now generate with [[fern]]s. and large ferns apart from grass. The steep cold taiga hills were added alongside the even taller cold taiga m.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w16a|Renamed ''Cold Taiga M'' to ''Mutated Cold Taiga''.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w19a|Renamed Cold Taiga to Snowy Taiga.|Renamed ''Cold Taiga Hills'' to ''Snowy Taiga Hills''.|Renamed ''Mutated Cold Taiga'' to ''Snowy Taiga Mountains''.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|Changed the ID {{code|taiga_cold}} to {{code|snowy_taiga}}.|Changed the ID {{code|taiga_cold_hills}} to {{code|snowy_taiga_hills}}.|Changed the ID {{code|mutated_taiga_cold}} to {{code|snowy_taiga_mountains}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w49a|[[Sweet berry bush]]es are now rarely generated in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which may spawn in snowy taigas and have white fur.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Villages now spawn in snowy taiga biomes.|Snowy taiga hills and snowy taiga mountains no longer generate.|Snowy taigas used to be technically the coldest biomes in the game before the newer [[mountain]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|The snowy taiga hills and snowy taiga mountain biomes have been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=?|Villages and the pillager outpost no longer generate in snowy taiga.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Added [[trail ruins]], which can generate in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" can now be played in snowy taiga.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w10a|[[Wolf|Wolves]] that spawn in snowy taigas are now the ashen variant.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|Added [[biome]]s, including snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added snowless taiga and variants, making the snowy taiga rarer.
|Added [[wolves]] which may spawn in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Added [[rabbit]]s which may spawn in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Villages now may generate in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added [[igloo]]s which may generate in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Added [[pillager outpost]]s which can generate in snowy taigas.
|Added sweet berry bushes which rarely generate in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Added [[patrol]]s which may spawn in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es which may spawn in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=Preview 1.18.20.28|[[Cow]]s, [[pig]]s, [[chicken]]s and [[sheep]] no longer spawn in snowy taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Release|Reverted the animal spawning change made in Preview 1.18.20.28.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added (snowy) taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Added snowless taiga and variants, making the snowy taiga much rarer.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added [[pillager outpost]]s, which can spawn in snowy biomes.
|Added sweet berry bushes, which rarely generate in snowy taigas.}}
}}

=== Historical images ===
<gallery mode="packed" style="text-align:left">
File:Pe_screen.png|An old snowy taiga in [[Pocket Edition v0.7.0 alpha]].
File:Taiga_Alpha_v1.2.6.png|A snowy taiga in [[Java Edition Alpha v1.2.6]].
File:Taiga.jpg|A snowy taiga in [[Java Edition Beta 1.7.3]].
File:Taiga_Java_Edition_1.2.1.png|A snowy taiga in [[Java Edition 1.2.1]].
</gallery>

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Taiga_snowy.png|After a snowfall.
Snow_fox_in_natural_habitat.png|The snow fox in natural habitat.
Snowfalltundra.png|The start of a snowfall.
Taiga_Igloo.png|An igloo.
Snowy_cold_village.png|A snowy plains village bordering a snowy taiga.
Snowy Taiga Mts.png|Hilly terrain in a snowy taiga biome.
Snowy Taiga Cave.png|More hilly terrain in a snowy taiga biome.
Tiny Snow Biome.jpg|An extremely small snowy taiga.
Cozy Cabin.jpg|A spruce cabin in a snowy taiga.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Happy New Year Snowy Taiga.jpg|An artwork from [[Mojang Studios]].
File:MC Wallpaper SereneSnow 3840x2160.png|A fox resting beside a campfire while an [[allay]] and [[Snow Golem|snow golems]] lurk behind them.<ref>{{mcnet|soothing-minecraft-stories|Soothing Minecraft Stories|December 22, 2023|Sophie Austin}}</ref>
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Spruce Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}
*{{BiomeLink|Grove}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|snowy-taiga|Around the Block: Snowy Taiga|May 24, 2023|Duncan Geere}}

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