How to find Sgt. Winter in Winterfest Fortnite

The first quest to kick off the Fortnite Winterfest event has you tracking down Sgt. Winter and speaking to him. With the map and NPC locations changing with Winterfest, he can be tricky to find. Here is how to find Sgt. Winter in the Winterfest event in Fortnite and complete the quest.

Where to find Sgt. Winter in Fortnite Winterfest event

You can find Sgt. Winter standing around at the crashed airplane located in the snowy mountains just south of the center of the map. If you look at the map above, we’ve circled the area in red for you. There is no marked location near Sgt. Winter, but it’s south of Foxy Floodgate across the frozen lake, and northwest of Masked Meadows.

Once you land at the crashed plane, you’ll immediately see Sgt. Winter standing near the front of the plane. Speak to him to complete your first quest for the Winterfest event!

Be aware that a lot of people are dropping here either to do this first quest, or to get some easy kills by taking out those doing the quest. Just make sure you drop close to Sgt. Winters and immediately speak to him to complete the quest before someone wipes you out.

Another option is to land just outside of the area where Sgt. Winter is, wait for a minute or two, then go in and speak to him. The next quest has you speaking to Noir on the top floor of a building in Seaport City, so it too will require dealing with a high-activity drop area.

As with most quests in Fortnite, you can also open your Quests window and click on the Case Assignment for Sgt. Winter to get a marker placed on your map that indicates where Sgt. Winter can be found.