The Secret Mine was the site of a mining operation that was abandoned. The crystals in the mine have unusual properties. The Parascope has difficulty pinpointing signals due to the weather. We are to meet the Toad stationed there. He's not responding to calls.
Chalet Approach
Luigi lands here, on his head. It's snowing heavily, and things are sparkly here. There's a piece of ice that acts like a mirror, showing us a chest in the snow. Vacuum up the snow and open the chest for lots of money. There's a large tree to the right. Vacuum the snow in front of it and check out the tree to make a couple of gold birds appear. Stun them for money. Vacuum the snow on the path to proceed. In front of the Chalet are a couple of snowmen and a broken dogsled. Restore the painting on the dogsled for money. Shoot the snowmen heads for money. When you step on the porch, the window in front of you will fog up and a smiley face will be drawn on it. If you look through the window, you'll see that somebody or something is sleeping, but you can't tell what it is. Go past the door and activate the grill for a gold bar. Go inside to the Chalet.
Chalet
There's a bearskin rug on the floor and a Hider in the rocking chair. There's another Hider and a Sneaker in the room. If you get close to the rug, it will roar at you. Once you defeat the ghosts, pull the bear's tail. A Gold Greenie will appear. You can't go upstairs, but there's a fuzzy purple creature up there. It was sleeping earlier. The pixelation screen is here. Go through the back door to the Smokehouse.
Smokehouse
Gadd says the Toad might be in the Fishing Hut outside. Restore the piece of cloth on the left hook near the door and pull off both pieces of cloth for a sapphire. Approach the door and Greenies appear from the stove, one holding a piece of coal. The stove will spit out pieces of lit coal. Use them to melt ice around the door, and from a rope dangling from a cupboard. Go outside to the Ice Lake.
Ice Lake
The Ice Lake has a hockey goal post on it. In the background, King Boo flies off into the distance. Peel the plaid cloth from the canoe if you want to look inside the Fishing Hut. In front of the Fishing Hut is a hockey puck in the snow. Shoot a goal with it and two Gold Greenies appear with hockey equipment. They'll try to attack you instead of running away. They each have 10 HP. Restore the door to the Fishing Hut and go inside.
Fishing Hut
A Boo is inside, but dives into the ice. Vacuum under the left bench for a sapphire. Shine the Dark Light high on the back wall to make a painting of Toad appear. Blue Toad is in the painting. He's so happy to see us that he jumps for joy on the ice, causing it to break. They both fall through to the area Under the Ice.
Under the Ice
Gadd's reception is pretty poor as we're under ground. He says it's extremely dangerous. Gadd says there's an elevator that will take us to the Chalet. There's a chest with money behind the ice slide. Pull the hooks from the fish to make a Gold Greenie appear. Avoid the vent in the front left part of the mine. Pick up Blue Toad and take him over the vent in the front left side of the mine. Before you leave, shoot Toad into the elevator shaft. He'll appear below with a sapphire. There's another vent up here covered by snow. It will take you to a ledge with gold bars. Use the bobber to get back down. Go through the door to the Terminal.
Terminal
There's a mirror in this room, showing us the door on the front wall. Go through the door on the back wall to the High Wires.
High Wires
There are bobbers here moving around like ski lifts. Take one to the other side. In the crow's nest is a sapphire. Shake the crow's nest with the vacuum. Return the way you came. Go through the left door in the terminal to the Airway.
Airway
A strong gust blows through here. There's a zip line here, but it can't be activated from where we're standing. The elevator we need is at the other end of a rickety rope bridge. Pick up Toad and shoot him into the nearby elevator so you can get the key in the other car. Return to the Terminal.
Terminal
The mirror is covered with a piece of cloth and a barrel is missing. Remove the cloth to see arrows pointing at the missing barrel. Restore the barrel to make Boofoon appear, with 35 HP. The key unlocks the door on the front wall to the Prospector's Crossing.
Prospector's Crossing
After breaking the ice in the Fishing Hut, Blue Toad is scared to go on the ice. Shoot him across the gap, then cross. The ice may break. On the other side, spin the pickaxe on the right wall for money. The door on the front wall leads to the Drift Hall.
Drift Hall
To the right is a sheet of ice with a chest. The chest has the key you need. Vacuuming the snow off the chest will make bats appear. Go to the left. Check the barrel and rafters for money. At the end is a coil of wire in the snow. Drag the wire to the lantern to light the fuse. This blows up the ice, revealing a metal container. Don't stand too close to the dynamite. The container leads to a secret area. What you have to do here is pick up the pieces of coal and aim them at spots on the snowman's face using the cross hairs. You have 39 seconds. This can be a little tricky. Line yourself in front of the higher ones so the coal doesn't bounce off. It will rain money as your reward. Go through the door on the back wall to the Basin.
Basin
There's a sheet of ice on the floor, which allows you to see the ghosts' reflections. There are three Sneakers here. Restore the exploding robot in ice in the back right corner and activate it for three gold frogs. The door on the left leads to the Airway.
Airway
There's a door on the left we can't reach. Pull the rope on the rope bridge post to tighten one side of the bridge so you can walk across it as you do rafter beams. This is very difficult, as there is a strong wind here. Wait until the major gust stops to run across most of the bridge. Once you do, pull the rope on the other post to stabilize the bridge. Up the stairs and to the left is the device that activates the zip line. Activate it, then go across the bridge to get Blue Toad. The elevator will take you directly into the Chalet, under the bearskin rug.
Chalet
There are two more fuzzy creatures here. Pick up and shoot the gold one repeatedly for money until it turns purple. Activate the pixelator screen and send Toad to the Bunker. Gadd returns us to the Bunker as well.
Clear Time: 16:34
Ghosts Captured: 12
Health Lost: 5
Treasure: 1933
Gold Rank
Gadd says Blue Toad didn't see the Dark Moon piece, but did notice that the Boos have been active lately. He mentions the laughter at the bottom of the mine. Like the other Toads, he brought back a snapshot from the security camera. Gadd'll process it.
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