The Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the midst of a sticky situation.  Violet and Klaus begin the story traveling down a mountain in a caravan that is out of control, while their sister Sunny is in the custody of the evil Count Olaf, in a car heading in the exact opposite direction.  When Violet and Klaus begin to be bombarded by snow gnats, they find solitude in a cave and are greeted by the Snow Scouts, who may have the key to finding their sister.  They meet up again with a boy named Quigley Quagmire and are faced with many exciting adventures.