Chapter 48: The Crash and the Laugh

They launched themselves boldly off the icy edge of the ridge, screaming with wild laughter as the wooden runners cut sharply through the fresh powder, picking up terrifying speed before hitting a hidden bump and flipping sideways into a massive, cushioned drift of white snow. They surfaced sputtering, coughing, and covered entirely in sparkling flakes from head to toe, before collapsing helplessly into each other's arms in the freezing air, unable to stop laughing.