As annoying as this zone is, I dont think it's as bad as the other DLC areas that are hated. If you play it safe and just go building to building, you wont run into many reindeer, I think the most I had to deal with was 3, maybe 4. The loot is worthless (save for the fashion ring) and the boss is probably the most disappointing steaming pile of garbage ever, but I'd rather deal with this instead of something like Cave of the Dead, Iron Passage, or Iron King Memories, which are short, sure, but you have the whole population of Albania crammed in said small area.