You took a plane trip to Antarctica, where despite the name of it being warmer than the opposite side of the equator, it was still cold enough for anyone to get lost during snow storms, and cracks in the arctic atmosphere. After landing, you bundled yourself for the cold weather, while avoiding some accidents in the ice.
You were going to a research base to make some discoveries on the animals that live in Antarctica as they too have a ton of experience with the cold weather. When you got inside, they gave you a research notebook on animals that live in the place, and have given you a malamute sidekick to aid you on the mission, if you ever get lost in the snow. You drive a snow-mobile that had a basket attached to it, that your malamute can ride on, as you go into the tundra to begin doing research somewhere.