Happy New Year!

So we finished the 11 footer on New Years Day and later that afternoon Evan, Jenni, Rochelle, and I moved into our home away from home to welcome the 2009. The temp inside the igloo through the night only got down to 32 degrees. We all stayed warm and toasty except poor Jenni's toes... Which is crazy as she had the warmest sleeping bag rated to -20 degrees.

We rang in 2009 with some Roman Candles. I'm pretty happy with how these pictures turned out as I don't really know what the heck I'm doing with my camera. But for a sony point and shoot camera it really brought out what we experianced in the dark snowy night. I hope you enjoy the pics.

Wipeout!

Superman... I mean Evan belly sliding the sled hill.

Jenni hitting the hill.

Rochelle shooting the shoots.

Evan, Jenni, Rochelle and Zach at the mouth of the 11 foot Igloo.

Here are a couple of videos from our little trip. The first is of the inside of the igloo when we are packing up getting ready to head home. Then a clip of the sledding hill. The last video is me hitting the jump that we built next to the Igloo on my board. We had a great time ringing in the new year. We hope that this year brings happiness and adventure to all!

The Ice Box Igloo!

So as many of you already know Rochelle and I are pretty much hard core outdoor enthusisits. Well.... ok actually I'm the hard core one, but Rochelle is really beginning to catch on and we are having a lot of fun. So this October I saw an add in an outdoor magizine about a web site called http://www.grandshelters.com/ which sells an igloo maker. So I was intrigued and researched the product, then purchased what is called the Ice Box Igloo Maker. It arrived in early November then we had to wait for the snow to fly. So last week the snow started to fall in Boise and the surrounding mountains!! So we (Rochelle, Evan, and I) headed up toward Bogus Basin Ski resort and put the Ice Box to work, and here is our 5 1/2 hour 8 foot igloo.

The 11 footer!

The day after Christmas Vince, Evan, Keith, and I set out to build the 11 foot igloo. We found the perfect spot and began the process. The 11 footer was more than we were ready for as after 5 solid hours of building we still had a gaping hole in the top of our igloo. It was dark so we left with the plan for Evan and I to return the next day to finish the job. So Evan and I logged 4 more hours on the igloo and still have about a 3 foot hole in the very top. We ran out of time again. Next week we will return and finish the beast. Here are some Pictures of the 11 footer.