How To Make An Igloo In Your Backyard

If you re looking for a way to spruce up your backyard without major landscaping or spending a crazy amount of time on a project we ve got the perfect solution for you.

How to make an igloo in your backyard. An all season geodesic igloo. How to make a backyard igloo with powdery snow. A simple step by step video on how to make an igloo by yourself. This works with a relatively small amount of powdery snow and the igloo is strong enough to support a 115 pound kid standing on.

Don t let your kids use one unsupervised. With your saw cut an arch shaped doorway in the side of the igloo. Filmed in northern utah s mountains on a solo february snowshoeing trip in 2014. From your snow mound cut blocks of uniform size about 1 5 to 2 feet high 1 foot thick and 2 feet long with a carpenter s saw.

Here s how i think. Carve the inside and outside to make a smooth round surface. To mark out an area for your igloo lie down and make a snow angel the inside diameter of the igloo. Skip the condo in vail and make a snow dome for free.

Today s been a day of snow and special places so let s finish it up with the perfect combo. The traditional method of igloo building adds the. If you have a lot of time on your hands or if you just want an igloo to sit in then this is an instructable for you. This opening should be just large enough for a person to crawl through easily not much bigger than about 2 by 2 feet.

Oh and its free. Then you carve out the door. A handmade igloo in your very own backyard. I mean it s cold outside you ve probably got some extra time off this week and when it s all over you ve got an igloo in your backyard.