“How are you doing with the search?” Jimmy asked Ryan as he approached the group furthest from the lodge.
“As good as can be expected,” Ryan said. “Since the other group finished going the other way, they have joined us, and that’s helped speed things along.”
“Good,” Jimmy nodded as he looked over his shoulder to where the maintenance crew was staging. “I’m going to check with Rick. If his guys are ready, I’ll have them start clearing the snow. I love this resort, but I don’t like being cut off from town, especially when the place is packed.”
“Yeah, I know the feeling,” Ryan replied as he continued to work.
Jimmy paused to look at his search and rescue team working in a line before he turned and jogged as fast as possible in snowshoes to where Rick waited. Jimmy half-walked and half-sl
