human
Make a concise location description of a chilling snow field in the wilderness with a white wasteland and an arch of ice.
assistant
The southern edge of the plateau ends abruptly with a steep drop-off. Far below to the west stands the hazy image of an arch of ice. Further out a vast white wasteland stretches out until it's lost in the snow storms. In the absence of wind breaks, the bitter gales blow fiercely.