Set your story in a snowed-in chalet.

Posted in Winter on Oct 25, 2022

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“It Could of Been a Lot Worse” by Valerie Preston

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“I can’t hear you” I yelled as loud as I could, his words echoing along the line but drowned out by the howling wind. “He said there is a chalet not far from here and we should head towards that” was the relayed message from the person at the front of our group to me at the back. It was hard to walk into the blizzard and took all of my strength to push forward. The backpack I had on weighed enough without the thick layer of snow added on to it and I could feel my shoulders sagging and aching. The snow smacked into my face with vengeance feel...

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“The Storm” by J.M. North

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It was still alive, twitching and squealing in its trap, its broken leg twisted at an unnatural angle. I looked into its dark, bulging eyes, feeling nothing but pity. Killing it was as effortless as twisting open a bottle cap.“There we have it! The chalet is officially mouse-free!”“You better wash your hands!” my wife yelled from the open doorway, peeking inside, “And get rid of it!”She was wearing her outer jacket that made her look like a puffy canary bird, flustered face peaking from underneath her beanie. She was bringing two large bags ...

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“Tears by the Hearth” by Allya Nosmada

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The howling winds sieged the windows and doors of the wooden chalet, but none of the men inside paid the elements any mind. They gathered by the roaring flames of the stone hearth, tending to a wounded man stretched out on a cot. At frequent intervals, one of the members of the party would depart from the group to fetch one thing or another and bring it back to the group. Besides the men’s hushed whispers, the cavernous room held a solemn silence. Only the cracking of the fire kept conversation with howling wind as if saying, ‘not now.’At mi...

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“One Last Run” by Wilma Segeren

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Remis gazed past chalet windows, up the hill to where several hot shots were out doing extreme flips on the half pipe. He was just as crazy as those kids and loved to challenge his abilities and style, not so much for the audience, which seem to always appear after a while, but more for the few like him, who also lived to develop new and different maneuvers. The sheer joy of trying or perfecting a difficult jump, flip, or aerial challenge, was what Remis lived for. The swirl of steam escaped from...

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“THE OLD MAN AND THE CHALET” by Roland Darroll

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THE OLD MAN AND THE CHALET [Note: Two sounds predominate in this story: the crackling of the fire inside the house and the howling of the wind outside the house. They also predominated during the writing of the story: the fire at Relaxing Fireplace Sounds - Burning Fireplace & Crackling Fire Sounds (NO MUSIC) - Bing video; and the wind at Whining Wind Sound Effects | Soundsnap. The reader might find the reading of the story enhanced by doing the same.] The chalet stood in a small clearing, dwarfed by tall pines. It was...

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“Dedicated To My Backstabber (With Love)” by Ambassador Rose

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It was a middle-aged chalet, set in the Blue Ridge Mountains; we were a superannuated couple, her and I, set in our ways; and the unusually harsh northern wind was set on excoriating anyone who planned to have a good time outside. We often stayed in… but today was different. Very different. I held a steamy mug of coffee prisoner between my palms and let my gaze run free outside of the frosted windowpanes. There was no reason to expect anyone to show up today; the roads were choked with fluffy dry snow. A layer of ice played the support...

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“Lock and key” by Michael Ross

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Lock and key Two hundred yards below the summit of the mountain, a group of men labor awkwardly against the elements. A bitter south-easterly wind whips clouds of biting white powder that hamper their every movement. As they go about their task, for each one, every footstep feels like a mile and every intake of breath is a thunderous gasp. They know each other well and work as a team; vocal communication is impossible, well practiced hand movements and sweeping arm gestures informs the others. They know how this operation will end, and hate ...

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“A Dubious Stranger” by Angie Sherwood

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My heart pounded. Beads of perspiration formed along my hairline. “He’s right behind you. Run!” I shouted.Oh, this is ridiculous, I told myself as I threw my e-reader onto the couch beside me. This was why I hated crime novels. I hated being scared. How could anyone enjoy it? I was only reading this book for work. Tomorrow, I was covering a lecture by Alistair Sterling, my current novel’s author, about banned books, particularly, the book I was reading, which was prohibited from many school and county libraries. No wonder. Who wanted to read...

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“The Chalet” by Melissa Woods

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The warm summer rain tried to melt the winter snow, while the latter fought back. The result was a perpetual ice sheet, several inches thick, that jutted from the walled gap between the two front doors. On one side all was green and warm golden; on the other, all was a frozen, silver-white sparkle. Analise had noticed a similar ice sheet, occasionally, between the windows on the two upper floors; but that was more rare, due to the pitch and depth of the wooden gable above them. Analise stood before the ground-level sheet and studied it, as ...

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“SNOW ANGEL” by Jean Healey

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SNOW ANGEL Jean. B. Healey 16/01/2021 No movement. No breath. Why was she so still? Only yesterday we were snuggling up ...

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“Dear diary, I'm stuck” by Lisa S. W.

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17/01/2022 Hello, my dearest of all diaries, (that’s how I’m supposed to start this, right?) God… anyways, nobody’s ever going to read this, I guess, so it doesn’t really matter. Well, if, by any chance, someone’s reading this, and be it only future me trying to bathe in teenage, no, young adult memories, hi, I hope you’re doing well. I, meanwhile, am stuck, stuck with nothing to do except stare out a window just to see a wall of snow blocking my view and, which of course is more unfortunate, the only door leading out of this trap. I guess t...

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Set your story in a snowed-in chalet.

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✍️ 56 stories

“It Could of Been a Lot Worse” by Valerie Preston

“The Storm” by J.M. North

“Tears by the Hearth” by Allya Nosmada

“One Last Run” by Wilma Segeren

“THE OLD MAN AND THE CHALET” by Roland Darroll

“Dedicated To My Backstabber (With Love)” by Ambassador Rose

“Lock and key” by Michael Ross

“A Dubious Stranger” by Angie Sherwood

“The Chalet” by Melissa Woods

“SNOW ANGEL” by Jean Healey

“Dear diary, I'm stuck” by Lisa S. W.

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Begin your story with a character crashing into something (or someone) while skiing.

Write about a skier who accidentally strays off-piste.

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Your character runs an inn for resting mountaineers. It’s a calm life, until they encounter a twist of fate.

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