Popo and Nana were stuck in a predicament that neither of the Ice Climbers expected: They were in a choose your scenario game.
"Do we smash these pillars with our hammers, or freeze them sis?"
"How should I know, bro? We don't have much of a choice in the matter!"
Deciding not to take any chances, the Ice Climber twins decided to smash the pillars with their hammers first. This ended up costing them as they were crushed to death, so the game restarted and allowed them an extra chance as they know decide to go with using their snowy power to freeze them instead. They ended up trapping themselves in with no way out as the ice they crafted was too thick to break through, leaving them a slow death. So upon taking another restart, the Ice Climbers dashed away while chucking ice blocks back at the pillars, freezing them with their icy prowess as they managed to combine both options into 1 for their final choice, which turned out to be a much better idea.