Fortnite Winterfest event is live and where to find frozen loot

© Provided by CNET Celebrate the holidays in a battle royale way. Epic Games

Fortnite is celebrating the holiday season with its Winterfest event. In store for players are free cosmetics, unvaulted weapons and a new set of challenges to complete for even more loot. 

Winterfest 2019 started on Wednesday in Fortnite . For the next 14 days, a new present will be available to unwrap each day and will include skins, gliders, pickaxes, wraps, emotes and more. There will also be a challenge to complete each day with even more loot as a reward. 

Where to find Frozen Loot

Scattered across the island are blocks of ice containing loot. Be prepared to take your time when trying to open the frozen loot as they have a lot of hit points to break open. Check the map below on where to find them, and only one is needed for the challenge. 

© Provided by CNET Where to find Frozen Loot during the Winterfest event. Epic Games Dance at Holiday trees in 5 different named locations

Each day during Winterfest there's a new challenge. The latest: find a Holiday tree to dance in front of. There are seven trees on the map at named locations. The spots are Retail Row, Lazy Lake, Misty Meadows, Slurpy Swamp, Salty Springs, Pleasant Park and Holly Hedges. Check the map below on where to find the trees. 

© Provided by CNET Find a Holiday tree and do a quick dance to complete the challenge. Epic Games

Here are the rest of the challenges: 

Search Holiday Stockings in the Winterfest Cabin

Stoke a Campfire

5 Eliminations with an Unvaulted Weapon 

Hide inside a Sneaky Snowman in 2 different matches

Warm yourself by the fireplace in the Winterfest Cabin

Search a chest within 60 seconds after landing from the Battle Bus 

Use 2 Presents!

Open Frozen Loot 

Deal damage to an opponent with a Lump of Coal

Destroy a Sneaky Snowman with a Lightsaber or Pickax

Search 2 Ice Boxes

Light a Frozen Firework found on beaches in Sweaty Sands, Craggy Cliffs or Dirty Docks 

Search Ammo Boxes at The Workshop, Shiver Inn or Ice Thrones

Multiple challenges require visiting the Winterfest Cabin. In the lobby menu, click on the snowflake next to the "Play" option to head to the cabin. Once there, players will see the wrapped presents and can unwrap one for each day. 

© Provided by CNET So many presents! Epic Games

The two gifts Fortnite fans will likely really want to get their hands on is the Millennium Falcon glider. It's the one gift that actually shaped like the spacecraft. All gifts will be available until Jan. 7. 

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Epic will also unvault weapons and bring back limited time modes each day from Dec. 18 to Jan. 2. One of the challenges will require using one of the returning guns to complete one of the challenges. 

Originally published Dec. 18 and updated as new challenges are revealed.

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