Starting out. We've got a mix of skiers and snow shoers.
Everyone breaking for lunch on the way in.
The back side of Elephant's Back.
Skiing with a pack isn't the easiest thing in the world.
Stomping down the snow in the quarry so that it builds strong bonds and we can cut blocks later.
No, they're not crop circles - first, you stomp out the space where you'll but blocks so that the snow gets compacted a bit and is stronger.
Phil, digging out the undersurface part of our igloo. You can see how deep we make it.
Wolfgang (in the yellow) giving Tony some pointers on how to build the shelter. You can see that they're starting to take shape.
Once the holes are dug, we begin cutting blocks for the above-surface part.
The walls are going up.
John, wielding a snow saw. This is what we used to cut the blocks.
Phil and I in our finished igloo, getting ready to go to bed.
Everyone had a little kitchen area for cooking and eating. Notice how much the stove has sunk down into the snow. It's essential to have your stove on a platform of some sort so that all legs sink at the same time and you don't end up with an overturned pot.
Variations on a theme - Wolfgang just made a simple trench with A-frame because he wasn't sharing with anyone on Saturday night.
Phil and I making breakfast on Sunday. Note the french press and wine glass - we were really roughing it.
