Transcript Building a Snow Cave (PowerPoint)

How to Build a Snow Cave
1. Make a Wall
Like This
2. Dig a “T”
A Pretty Good Job
3. Dome the Ceiling
~1’ Thick
Drip Points
4. Wall Up the Top of the “T”
~1’ Thick
Cantilever to Close the “T”
Why use a “T”?
• Because it’s really hard to pull all that snow out
through that little opening
• Without a very steep snowdrift, you need a long
tunnel
Tip #1: Dig Deep!
Start well down the hill,
Dig Down ↓ not In →
3’
Not Deep Enough!
• Roof sags
overnight
• “Satellite
dishes”
More Tips
2. Wall taller
3. “T” narrow
4. Trench not too
deep into cave
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Web Images
http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1982_November_December/Snow_Caves_and_Other_Shelters
More web images
Snow Kitchen
View from Inside