As Feona finally managed to coach the cub close enough to grab, not without a few minor scratches from the nervious animal, Beau spent the better part of 10 minutes carving up the dead cat and transporting pieces of it to the moving snake; getting blood on herself in the process.<br/><br/>With Telthor's decision to move, the party began to move back toward the trail and move out again; total time spent with the cat... just over 10 minutes.<br/><br/>The party was just reacing the edge of the cosp and the change in the weather that the trees had partially shielded them from became apparent; the snow had changed to sleet and a hard wind blew down the mountain.<br/><br/>Then, everyone except Murasaki heard a flat boom, a yell in the distance and the sounds of rumbling snow and ice from the north!<br/><br/>As the party, with little choice, advanced further up the mountain, the storm became worse; the visability dropped further and the clouds dropped lower... soon the temperature dropped into the single digits, but the trail was still visible in the snow for nearly another 30 minutes before it disappeared under a small, but apparently lethal for someone, avalanche that nearly blocked the whole passage in snow and ice.<br/><br/>spoiler=OOC]<br/><br/>A leg sticks out of the packed ice and snow off to one side of the new obstruction. The way is passible, but will take you some distance off of the indications of a trail. Everyone needs to make a fortitude check with a +5 if they are wearing winter clothing. This includes their animals, with any appropriate modifiers.<br/><br/>[/spoiler]