At that period of the year the difficulties which all other means of locomotion present are greatly diminished, the wide steppes being leveled by snow, while there are no rivers to cross, but simply sheets of glass, over which the sleigh glides rapidly and easily.
Orduan, hala joan zein honela joan, oztopo gutxiago aurkitzen dira elurrak berdinduriko estepa neurrigabe horietan. Ibairik ez, bide eragozgarri. Elurra eta izotza nonahi, eta lera aise eta agudo doa aurrera irristan.