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Side alcoves holding two men each, 31/2 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 61/2 feet long, are constructed at right angles to the entrance hallway. A shelf 18 inches above the floor is cut at the end of the hall and used for cooking- If the snow is too shallow or inadequately compacted, the same design may be constructed in the form of a ditch and roofed with local poles and branches, or with skis and waterproof sheet, the roof covered with snow. Igloos or snow houses.—There is no mystery about this structure, nor any particular difficulty. Four men, after an afternoon's practice, should be able to build a snow house, large enough to hold them, in from 45 minutes to an hour. The only thing needed is snow packed firmly enough (not simply crusted over) to support a man without his sinking in more than enough to leave a slight footprint. Probing with the handle end of a ski pole will help decide whether the snow is right all the way through, or only crusted. |
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