Attempt at a Snow Fort

I found this particular assignment to be very challenging because of the weather and the way that snow fell in my yard. I didn't get many drifts that were above 2 feet that also weren't in my driveway. My initial plan ended with an igloo. I started by finding an an empty area in my backyard then shoveled out a hole that was about 2 feet by 3 feet wide and about 1.5 feet deep. I used these walls to start the base of the igloo that turned into a fort. I didn't get to chance to take progress pictures along the way so I will just describe my construction process.

After defining the walls and base of the igloo I began to build up the walls of them by piling and packing the snow progressively. I used a plastic yard container/bin/bench as one of the walls and then used some flower pots to help support another wall. Because I started with such a large base I had to relocate a lot of snow from other parts of my yard which might've been the hardest part of the process. The second hardest part of the process was trying to regulate my body temperature while building this and trying to find the materials and parts of things that I wanted from my garage and yard.

The finished product was tarp-less but designed to have a tarp. I would've spent more time and effort working on this fort but I was limited time-wise. You may notice that there is a spray bottle in some of my pictures. I used warm water and the freezing temperatures to solidify the walls of snow. Sadly, this time around I did not have a dog with me.