Well padded and equipped with a beanie, gloves, and a scarf, every winter path can be tackled even in ice and cold. Robert Walser wonders if one can get dirty in the snow. Hermann Hesse listens for a song in the snowstorm. C. F. Ramuz has an old man endure the night in the fog with twelve sugar buns. Franz Hohler encounters old acquaintances in the suspended railway. Ernest Hemingway experiences the happiest winter in Schruns. Annemarie Schwarzenbach goes on a smuggler hunt with Matthisel. Thomas Mann places Hans Castorp on the boards instead of in a rest cure. Arthur Conan Doyle finds skis not malicious when viewed from the outside. Max Frisch joyfully lets snow pillows burst. Peter Weber is overtaken by old men and needs exhaustion tea. Erich Kästner forbids addressing the beauty of the mountains informally. This and much more about winter hiking.