Cut your trench in a way that places one of its short ends flat against the outer perimeter line of your igloo.
How do you make an igloo roof.
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Smooth the edges of the blocks.
Find an area with a lot of dry hard packed snow.
Make sure to scoop up the snow from the floor as it will give you extra material.
The igloo is now 3 weeks old and standing strong.
Blocks should decrease in size as you work.
If working on a slope or building your igloo into a hillside dig your trench directly.
The place your trench and outer wall boundaries meet will eventually become your outside door.
I was able to heat it up to 44 deg f inside.
Use the snow saw or knife to cut large blocks the harder the snow is the more solid the snow.
The makings on an igloo only the roof to go.
The entrance should be the last thing you build so work towards it.
Don t worry about the floor of the igloo it will collect the extra fallen snow as you build.
The heat melted the inside surface of the igloo slightly allowing it to refreeze and form a strong ice coating.
How to build an igloo.
Once complete i cut a small hole in the roof and built a small fire inside the igloo.