"Cut it out Yolei! That's cold!" Izzy protested, as he was pelted with snowballs.

"Of course it is, Izzy. It's snow," Yolei laughed, making another snowball. "I do believe its particular molecular structure can only exist in lower temperatures, correct?"

"Oh be quiet," Izzy said, throwing his hat in Yolei's face.

"I also believe that these temperatures are perfect for frostbite," Yolei said deliberately, going up behind Izzy and shoving the hat down on his head, "so you might want this."

Izzy gave Yolei a funny look as she walked towards the stage. "Thanks!"

Suddenly, Izzy was tackled from behind by a guy he didn't know.

"Who's gonna be performing at SnowJob?" his attacker asked, throwing snow in his face.

"I don't know!"

"Repeat after me! Crazy Town!"

"Crazy Town!"

"Shaggy!"

"Shaggy!"

"Treble charger!"

"Treble charger!"

"Our Lady Peace!"

"Our Lady Peace!"

"Louder this time! Crazy Town!"

"Crazy Town!"

The interrogation continued, with the guy stuffing Izzy's face with snow. Meanwhile, Yolei stood off to the side laughing her head off. When they guy was finally finished, someone said, "Okay, that's good," and Izzy realized the whole thing was on camera!

"What the-" Izzy said, as the guy who'd tackled him helped him up.

"Sorry 'bout that," he said. "My name's Rick."

"I'm Izzy. What was that all about?" Izzy asked.

"It's for SnowJob, on MuchMusic. I work there," Rick said.

Izzy nodded. "I don't know MuchMusic. I'm from Japan," said Izzy.

"Cool! Well, I gotta go," Rick said. "See ya later Izzy! And don't forget to check out those performers!"

"I won't. I wouldn't want more snow in my face," Izzy laughed. "Bye!"

Rick and the camera crew left and Yolei ran back to Izzy. "You talked to him! A famous guy! You're so lucky!" she gushed.

"You could've come over and talked to him," Izzy said.

"No way. I realized you were on camera and just... I froze. I couldn't do anything."

"Except laugh at me," moped Izzy.

"I'm sorry Izz," Yolei said. "It was funny."

"To you maybe... why is there a cow on the slopes?" he asked.

"A cow? Where?"

"Over there." Izzy pointed to someone in a cow costume wandering around in a daze.

"Maybe he's promoting milk," Yolei suggested.

"Who knows? Let's go see."

Yolei and Izzy approached the cow cautiously. "Hello?" Yolei said.

"Moo," was the response. "Mmmmmooooo."

"Riiiight. You campaigning for milk?" she asked.

"Mooo."

"How introspective..." Izzy trailed off. "Can we see who you are?"

"Mmmoooo." This time, the cow shook it's head no.

"All right. See ya!" Yolei said. She and Izzy left to find something else to do besides talking to a cow.

~*~**~*~

"DO NOT BE ALARMED PEOPLE OF SUNPEAKS!" A tall guy wearing a toque and talking into a megaphone was wandering around the chairlift.

Cody blinked several times. "Who IS that?" he asked Joe.

"No idea. Must be from that TV station. There's cameras following him," Joe answered.

"Don't forget -- Our Lady Peace! Why-e-i-e-i-e, Superman's dead!"

"Wha? Joe, he's scaring me."

"Naw, I don't think you should be scared of him," Joe said. "He's just being himself."

"Then I would hate to see him out of character," Cody decided.

Joe laughed. "Come on, let's get on the lift."

Cody and Joe hopped onto the chairlift and watched the skiiers as they shot down the hill below them. Among the people they saw...

"A cow? Is that a cow?" Cody asked.

"It seems like it..."

Sure enough, there was the same cow that Yolei and Izzy had seen earlier wandering around. Skiiers and snowboarders swerved to avoid the costumed person.

"That's just weird," Cody decided.

"You said it Cody," Joe agreed.

~*~**~*~

Matt and Mimi entered the chalet and were promptly attacked by Willis.

"Have you seen Davis?" he asked frantically.

"No," Matt replied. "I thought he was with you."

"He was," Willis sighed. "But I lost him. It's a long story."

"You'd better tell us," Mimi said. "Or else we'll never find him. Come on, let's sit down."

The trio found a table and Willis began the story. "Davis and I were at the half-pipe. He tried a trick and then he ran into a tree, so I brought him back here. I turn my back for one minute--and he's gone."

"Did you tell the staff?" Matt asked.

"Yeah, they're out looking for him now, and I'm supposed to stay here in case he comes back," Willis sighed.

"He'll be back," Mimi assured him.

"Hey, how did you two do out on the slopes?" Willis asked.

"Mimi is becoming a very good snowboarder," Matt proclaimed. "She's doing great."

"Only because Matt's my teacher," Mimi laughed. "I don't think I'd be able to tolerate anyone else trying to teach me."

"Or maybe nobody else would be able to tolerate you," Matt quipped. Mimi punched him on the arm and he pretended to fall over in pain.

Willis laughed. "What about the others? Heard anything from them?"

"I know Tai, Sora, T.K. and Kari were together, and I know Joe was with Cody and Yolei with Izzy," Matt said. "I haven't heard anything from them though."

"How's the food here?" Mimi asked suddenly. "I'm famished."

"Ah, it's great," Willis smiled. "Come check it out."

~*~**~*~

"You wanna go over there?" Tai asked, pointing to a slope the four hadn't ventured onto before.

"It looks a little tough," T.K. commented.

"I agree," Kari said.

"Hey, I'm up for the challenge," Sora chimed in. "Why don't I go with you, and we'll meet T.K. and Kari at the bottom?"

"Sounds like a plan," Tai said. "See you later guys!"

"Be careful Tai," Kari warned.

"You know me! I'm always careful!" Tai grinned as T.K. and Kari went in the opposite direction.

"All right," Sora said, "ready to go?"

"Yup. You go first," Tai answered, and Sora started cautiously down the slope, Tai following behind.

Sora felt the gentle wind in her face as she made gentle curves in the snow. Soon she decided that the hill wasn't *that* difficult, and let herself speed up, the air rushing past her at her top speed.

Making sure Sora was okay seemed to be the first thought on Tai's mind as he followed her down the seemingly deserted hill. This was a difficult trail, and Tai wasn't all that sure of himself in the first place. He noticed Sora speed up a little and she let out a little whoop of joy as she caught some air. At least she's having fun, Tai thought.

What the... Tai noticed Sora take a sharp turn to the left and nearly fall over. What's she doing? he thought. "Sora! Are you okay?" he called.

He heard nothing but a faint yell that sounded like his name. "Sora! Slow down!" he shouted at her.

Without warning, Sora veered off course and disappeared into a thicket, shouting, "Tai!!!" The entire stretch was ice, and Sora fell on her side, stopping only when she hit a tree. Her left leg was in a severe amount of pain, and she didn't move from her postion for fear of sliding further.

Tai stopped before he hit the ice that Sora had slid on, stuck his board upright outside the line of trees and ran carefully to where Sora lay in the snow. "Sora! Sora, are you okay? Say something!" he called.

"Tai?"

Tai slid to his knees next to Sora and took her face in his hands. "Does anything hurt?" he asked, brushing snow off her cheek.

"My leg... and my back," Sora replied. "Tai, I think we might be stuck out here."

"No, we're not. Is your leg okay to stand on?" Tai asked.

"I don't think so," Sora said, "and even if I could, I can't use my board. I think it broke." Sure enough, Sora's snowboard was cracked where it hit the tree.

"We'll only be here for a little while. I stuck my board in the snow so if someone goes by they'll see it," Tai said. "Then they'll stop, and follow the tracks down here and find us." He forced a smile. "You'll be okay."

"What time is it?" Sora asked.

Tai checked his watch. "Three thirty-four. It's not that late."

"How long do you think we'll be out here before someone finds us?"

"I don't know Sora," he sighed. "But I've got stuff."

"Stuff?" she inquired. "What kind of 'stuff'?"

Tai took his small blue backpack off and opened it up. "I've got extra mitts, a hat and scarf, a first aid kit-"

"You're almost as bad as Joe," Sora laughed.

"It was Joe that made me pack this thing," Tai explained. "And I have food."

"All those times we got hungry in DigiWorld made you wiser," Sora smiled.

"Yup," Tai said. "We're gonna be okay, got that?" Sora nodded. "Good. We'll just sit tight until someone gets us." He pulled Sora close and kissed her cold forehead. "We're gonna be okay..." In the back of his mind, Tai finished the sentence with, "I hope."