It is surviving very much so. And their beauty is something I've found to be unmatched, especially when they're covered with freshly fallen snow.

[ Helios smiles fondly at the image remembering how beautiful it was to wake up on Christmas day to snow falling. ] My family used to go sledding quite a lot on them. Ah, well, in place where their weren't so many people. Magic, you know? But it was...nice. I wonder about the mountains here actually and how well they could be used for something recreational like.