Snowmobiles are a luxury. In a lot of ways, if Vale was a first world country, it'd be comparable to say that Eis is second world.  The Academy<strong>does</strong>have them, but only a dozen (coincidence? Nope). They're only for emergency missions, though, like if a team is in critical condition, and a rescue needs to be immediately mounted.<br/><br/>Actually, the major form of long distance land transport on Eis are domesticated wolves pulling sleds, which are abundant enough that students can (and some times will need to) use them. One of the upcoming missions will actually necessitate their use.<br/><br/>Airships are definitely a thing; the Port of the capital actually has docking platforms for airships, and a full service repair station.