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How to Build an Igloo by Yourself

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Published on Mar 1, 2014

A simple step-by-step video on how to make an igloo by yourself. Filmed in northern Utah's mountains on a solo February snowshoeing trip in 2014.

The traditional method of igloo building adds the blocks in a continuous upward sloping spiral. That works well, especially if you have an assistant helping you. But when I'm working alone I prefer the concentric ring method shown in this video. I use the string when teaching first-timers to cut blocks at the correct angles, but once you've made a couple of igloos you'll be able to eyeball the cuts just fine without it.

This igloo took me 7 hours to build, but normally I can do it in 5 hours or less. Being my own camera man for this video added more time than I'd anticipated.

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