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How do you build your snow forts? (lemmy.today)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Winter is coming in the northern hemisphere, time to ask some hard-hitting questions.

Are you a burrower with a hollowed out snow drift? A mason who shapes and packs each block? Do you have snowball caches in case of attack?

Share your style and techniques.

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[–] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Pile the snow into a big mound, pack it down, then hollow out the middle. Camping overnight is optional.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    This is the way. I grew up farther north (compared to now) with decent mounds from snow plows so it was just a matter of waiting for those and then tunneling into them.

    These days I shovel the snow from a larger area to build my mound before tunneling. Kids love it regardless ☺️

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is delightful. I haven't quinzhee camped since I was a teenager, but once my friends and I made one tall enough to stand in with the help of a friendly gravekeeper and his backhoe.

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