When we woke the following day, it was to a gray sky and heavy falling snow. The three of us stared out our bedroom window, watching the snow blow sideways and in circles, twirling around in some kind of violent dance. I'd never witnessed such a heavy snowfall in person.
"Is this a blizzard?" Dan asked.
"Yes," I answered. "I can't see beyond a few feet."
Ava nodded. "We should see what's happening."
We turned away from the window and left our room. The lodge was near silent as we walked to the dining room, and when we reached it, another shock hit us. Giant floor-to-ceiling partitions blocked off half of the room. The remaining half was relatively empty, maybe a dozen small groups of vacationers dining. The buffet wasn't the fancy affair it had been days prior. It almost resembled a
