COLD BIOMES
Freezing biomes with snow, ice, and harsh conditions. 9 biomes in this category.
Frozen variant of the river biome. Water surface generates as ice. Strays can spawn here instead of regular skeletons.
A vast snowy flatland. Snow villages and igloos generate here. Some igloos have hidden basements with brewing stands.
Features dramatic packed ice spikes towering up to 50 blocks. Packed ice does not melt and is useful for fast travel ice roads.
A cold spruce forest covered in snow. Igloos can generate here. White-coat foxes spawn instead of the orange variant.
Generates where cold biomes meet the ocean. The shore is covered in snow. Water at the edge may freeze.
Smooth, rounded mountain peaks covered in snow and packed ice. Goats can spawn here. Part of the 1.18 mountain generation overhaul.
Dramatic jagged mountain peaks reaching extreme heights. Goats spawn here and can knock entities off cliffs. The most dramatic mountain biome.
A snowy forest found on mountain slopes. Contains natural powder snow traps that can catch unsuspecting players. Leather boots prevent sinking.
Steep mountainsides covered in snow with hidden powder snow patches. Igloos can generate on snowy slopes. Watch out for powder snow traps.