Minecraft wiki entry for Snowy_Plains, associated text: An Ice Plains biome in Beta 1.9 after it was re-added for the new world generator.
The image teased by Notch of snowy biomes.
Survival in the ice spikes biome was more difficult due to the steep terrain.
An igloo on the shore of a frozen lake, with some polar bears.
A pumpkin patch in snowy plains.
Another view of ice spikes.
Ice spikes that generate under overhangs can create "icefalls", such as this.
A snowy plains village reaching to the neighbouring savanna. There is also a ruined portal nearby.
A sparse jungle and snowy plains generated next to each other.
Monsters in a snowy plains biome at night.