Building a Snow Cave

By Liam Godin

I used brute force and a small purple shovel in order to dig into a hump in the snow in my yard. I made sure that the snow I was digging into was crunchy and would stay standing as long as it was cold enough.

Here's a picture of the tools that I used to make the cave. 

The cave ended up large enough for me to climb into and have my body in it. Near the end of building it, the entrance began to cave in, so I poured water onto it, so that it would freeze more than it was already. This seemed to work, as the entrance became sturdier.

This is what the cave looked like without anyone in it.

I fit inside of the cave

The cave became more challenging to dig out the farther I got into it. I would have to dig at the walls, and move the snow around me and kick it out of the entrance. I blocked the light coming into the cave in order to gauge when I should stop digging upwards. Once the snow allowed a small amount of light through, I would stop.







Since the entrance began to cave in, the cave became wider and slightly shorter. I could fit into it entirely if I bent my legs slightly.

A picture from inside of the cave, with my brother's legs in the background

I asked my brother to help me dig the cave, and because he is such a good friend to me, he came out a few minutes before I went inside to take a picture of me.