As soon as I heard that an igloo was an option for this blog post, my mind raced back to 5 years ago. My father and I always used to build an igloo when a winter storm hit. Since he was not helping me this year, I will probably never make another one ever again because it is so labor intensive.
I started out by snow blowing my driveway at night after all the snow fell to the ground on Thursday. I directed the snow to make one big pile in my front yard. This was the easiest part of the project.
Instead of covering pile of snow in water and letting it freeze overnight like I used to do in the past, I decided to let nature run it's course. I considered how cold it has been, and I looked at the forecast and saw that it was not getting warmer any time soon. I waited until Saturday to start the digging, meaning the igloo froze for more than 36 hours. I started on one side of the pile with a hole just big enough to crawl in. I used a sled to catch the snow as I was digging inside the pile to make the extraction easier.
While I was emptying the sled, I pile started to form on the side of the igloo. Instead of just leaving the unused snow, I decided to make a set of stairs and a platform. This igloo doubles as a fort that would be great cover if a massive snowball fight were to break out in my front yard. This igloo has practical purposes too, in case this snow war does not break out. I made a shelf inside that can hold a lantern, so it can be used as a place to just hang out day or night. It can snuggly fit 4 people, or comfortably fit 3. I did not dig close enough towards any of the sides so it is a very sound structure that will probably only get stronger as long as the cold sticks around. It will surely withhold against any weather until the air heats up.
I started out by snow blowing my driveway at night after all the snow fell to the ground on Thursday. I directed the snow to make one big pile in my front yard. This was the easiest part of the project.
Instead of covering pile of snow in water and letting it freeze overnight like I used to do in the past, I decided to let nature run it's course. I considered how cold it has been, and I looked at the forecast and saw that it was not getting warmer any time soon. I waited until Saturday to start the digging, meaning the igloo froze for more than 36 hours. I started on one side of the pile with a hole just big enough to crawl in. I used a sled to catch the snow as I was digging inside the pile to make the extraction easier.
While I was emptying the sled, I pile started to form on the side of the igloo. Instead of just leaving the unused snow, I decided to make a set of stairs and a platform. This igloo doubles as a fort that would be great cover if a massive snowball fight were to break out in my front yard. This igloo has practical purposes too, in case this snow war does not break out. I made a shelf inside that can hold a lantern, so it can be used as a place to just hang out day or night. It can snuggly fit 4 people, or comfortably fit 3. I did not dig close enough towards any of the sides so it is a very sound structure that will probably only get stronger as long as the cold sticks around. It will surely withhold against any weather until the air heats up.
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