The cold hit her immediately.

At 22 below zero, the sensation of cold is not like the chill of a winter day — it is immediate and urgent, a physical pressure that makes itself known through every piece of exposed skin and every insufficiently insulated layer of clothing.

The hands, enclosed in mittens, hold warmth for a while.

The feet, in cowboy boots with their thin soles and inadequate insulation, begin to feel the cold almost immediately.

The face, exposed to the air, tightens.