how would you describe the setting of opening paragraph in to build a fire

It is barren, snowy and colder than imaginable. Everything has a cold dark grey to it,

"There was no sun nor hint of sun, though there was not a cloud in the sky. It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, a subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun."