During the winter you will have some more option of building a emergency shelter. You can of course just use a standard bivouac with a bivouac sack, but it is much better to use the snow as a insulter for the bivouac. But using the snow will be much better and if the weather is tough you need to get away from the wind. Then a snow cave where you use blocks and your skied will be a good choice. You can also build a quinzze, This will take more time, but will be comfortable. You start by shovel snow to a pile. Be aware so you don’t peak it. You will put some stick as you can see at the picture so you don’t do the walls or roof to thin.

Follow this steps; 1. Chose a good place for the quinzee. 2. Size the quinzee 3. Shaping your qiunzee and use your backpack and stuff or getting ”air” inside the shelter.  4, Put in the sticks. 5. Carving out your shelter.

See ya tomorrow…