This Wendigo rite is a more powerful version of Rite of Cleansing, but can only be used on a single garou, not an item or area like Cleansing. Snow Walk is typically performed as a "last resort" effort for taints or sicknesses which are resistant to Cleansing. There is no guarantee that Snow Walk will cleanse/cure a garou, but it has a better chance of success than Rite of Cleansing. This higher chance of success also comes with a higher chance of danger, as the ritual itself is grueling. Garou that survive the rite typically receive injuries proportional to the taint removed. Significant levels of corruption--the kind that Cleansing cannot purge--can often result in the Snow Walker receiving battle scars or dying