Snow ( location ) Snow is a broad term applying to any areas on the world map generally covered in snow , ice and glaciers . They often include Ice - themed enemies and provide the player with Ice equipment through battle victories or local shop s . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Though nowhere in World A is icy , there exists a Cavern of Ice near Mt . Gulg , which is ironically a volcano . Many of the floors are made of thin sheets of ice that break when the armored Warriors of Light step on them . Hidden deep under the ice is the Levistone that reveals the Lufenian airship . " Final Fantasy II " . On the northern reaches of the map is a large glacial area called the Snowfield . Among the snow - topped mountains in this region is the town of Salamand . The town ' s strong men were taken by the Palamecian Empire to mine Mythril before the party arrives there in the game . They also kidnapped Nelly , the daughter of one of the few remaining men Josef to use her life against him . Josef asks the party to rescue her in exchange for telling them how to steal Mythril from the Empire . Also among the Snowfield is the Snow Cave where the Goddess ' s Bell is hidden . The party , accompanied by Josef , must traverse the Snowfield via Snowcraft and descend into the cave to locate the bell . " Final Fantasy IV " . Snow makes a small appearance during Edward ' s Tail in the Lunar Ruins once the player passes through the door . The entire Damcyan Castle is under a blanket of snow . " Final Fantasy VI " . Narshe is a village built into the base of a northern mountain range , and the entire village and the mountain slopes overlooking it are covered in ice . The icefield over the village serves as the stage for a climactic battle early in the game when Kefka Palazzo attacks the town to seize the frozen Esper Valigarmanda dug up in the town ' s mines , and the Returners fight off his troops and defeat Kefka in battle to send him fleeing . In the World of Ruin the player can encounter the Ice Dragon in the same location . The Dance associated with the snowfield terrain is the Snowman Rondo , also known as the Snowman Jazz , and allows Mog to use various Ice - elemental attacks in battle . " Final Fantasy VII " . The northern continent of the Planet is in a massive region known as the Icicle Area . On it sits the Great Glacier , a huge ice plain that covers nearly the entire continent . On this continent rests the Icicle Inn , a tourist lodge and resort that is the second most northern settlement on the Planet . During " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " , AVALANCHE has a base here . During " Final Fantasy VII " , the popular snowboarding minigame takes place here . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . In " Crisis Core " , a new town is revealed just to the north of the Icicle Inn called Modeoheim . The Shinra Electric Power Company once attempted to build a Mako Reactor on the mountainside , though were forced to close and abandon the excavation site , likely due to the extreme temperatures and harsh terrain . The town of Modeoheim seems to have sprung up and died with the idea of the reactor . It may have been meant to feed off the Mako energy and rival the Icicle Inn as a warmer resort , as its primary feature seems to be a huge bath house . Genesis Rhapsodos and Hollander use the town and excavation site as a temporary base . " Final Fantasy VIII " . The northernmost continent Trabia is an icy , arctic region . It ' s major points of interest are Trabia Garden , where nearly all the continent ' s human citizens live , the Shumi Village , home of the Shumi and Moomba races , and a massive crater where Esthar triggered the Lunar Cry seventeen years before the game ' s events . The landscape is dominated by mountains , icy plains , and chocobo forests . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Ice Cavern is not located in an icy area , but is frozen within . The party must travel through it to reach a high point to see above the Mist . Vivi Ornitier uses his magic to melt the ice as the party journeys through the cavern . The entire Lost Continent is covered in ice , along with the holy ground Esto Gaza . " Final Fantasy X " . The Macalania region of Spira is one of the largest and divided into two distinct areas - an ethereal blue forest and the icy region around the frozen Lake Macalania and Macalania Temple that houses the aeon Shiva . The party fights Seymour Guado for the first time in this temple after Yuna obtains Shiva . They also fight an Al Bhed machina on the lake , and after obtaining Shiva and fleeing the Guado , they become trapped beneath the ice of the frozen lake , on top of what they soon realize is Sin ' s back . Mt . Gagazet is also covered in snow . " Final Fantasy XI " . Beaucedine Glacier , Xarcabard , and Uleguerand Range are the staple snow areas in " Final Fantasy XI " . In those three areas , the dungeons of Pso ' Xja , Fei ' Yin , Castle Zvahl Baileys , and Castle Zvahl Keep can be found , as well as the Cloister of Frost , Bearclaw Pinnacle , Throne Room , and Qu ' Bia Arena . Additionally , snow can be found on the ground and often falls from the sky in Morimar Basalt Fields ; occasional snow falls in Arrapago Reef ; and rare snowfalls occur in Batallia Downs . In all of the aforementioned areas , snow weather occurs based on the game ' s in - game calender . The parallel realms Abyssea - Uleguerand , Dynamis - Beaucedine , and Dynamis - Xarcabard are also snow - covered lands , although snow never actually falls from the sky in these areas : it merely blankets the ground . " Final Fantasy XII and the Ivalice Alliance " . There was an age called the Time of the Glaciers in which Ivalice experienced a great ice age . Cold - blooded populations , such as the Croakadile , had a hard time surviving and dwindled greatly . The Paramina Rift is an icy mountain range . At times , areas may be the site of a snowstorm . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Snow is found on Bresha Ruins 300 AF and Vile Peaks 10 AF . When in snow terrain Noel and Serah display shivering animations when standing still or when walking , and when out in snowfall they are covered in snow with the tops of their heads and parts of their equipment white . If the player rides a chocobo in the snow the chocobo is similarly snow - covered . There is a flower called the Silver Petal which only grows in snow ; one of the game ' s sidequests involves picking one of these flowers and bringing it back to a man in Bresha Ruins in a time period where it is not snowing in exchange for a Fragment item . " Final Fantasy XIV " . With the re - launch of " A Realm Reborn " , the Coerthas region has been redesigned as snowy highlands due to environmental effects of the Calamity . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . The entire Water Region is covered in snow and the lake is frozen in ice when Benjamin first arrives in the region . This is due to the Crystal of Water having gotten its power drained , and the town ' s water supply is frozen along with the land where plants cannot grow . Once the Crystal of Water is restored , the snow and ice melts away . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . Snowfields can be found in the northern region of the world , located near the area of Lorim . This snowy covered area is the home to three specific monsters which do not appear in any other area in the game . These are Saber Cat , Snowman , and Walrus . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Mining Town of Gollund and Ziekden Fortress are the only wintry area in Ivalice in " Final Fantasy Tactics " . There are only five wintry battlefields in the game , and all of them are story specific and are only fought once . The player will not be able to do battle or have access to these snowy battlefields once they have completed these battles . There ' s a terrain tile called Snow in " Final Fantasy Tactics " . A Geomancer standing on the Snow terrain tile will use Snowstorm to deal Ice - elemental damage with a chance of inflicting Silence to any enemy units within five squares . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . There is a wintry area , where the city of St . Ivalice is situated . The mission " Snow in Lutia " takes place on the snowy terrain of Lutia Pass . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . In World B , the entire southern region of the world is a glacial area with snow falling called the Elven Snowfields . In this world Mount Gulg is inactive and iced over with snow , the lake around it frozen . Several storylines run through this region , including Chapter 7 of Treachery of the Gods and Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 of Light to All . During Chapter 3 Terra alludes to the snowfields of Narshe when she mentions feeling nostalgic watching the snow . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . Snowfields appear in both FMS and BMS for several themes throughout the series :