The Setting of "In Trouble"

The setting tell the readers that it is freezing over there. It says that your thoart will start bleeding,and  your toes will be frozen. There are no animals under this cold climate, even the animal with very much fur. The snows cover every matter in this world. The only thing you can see is the snow,  the only sound you can hear is the wind. The setting helps the reader knows that the place is freezing. The readers can infer that there is not gonna be many people live there, cause it is too cold over there. Or the story happens during winter time. Mood can be built from the setting. From the words and setence, reader can understand is this story happy, funny, sad, or scary. For the setting in "In Trouble", I feel it's kind of creepy. It makes us wonder where is this freezing, cold place. The coldness of the setting in "In Trouble" is terrifying. What place can make somebody's thoart start bleeding?