How Do You Build A Roof On An Igloo

All of the snow you use to build your igloo should come from inside the perimeter of the igloo.

How do you build a roof on an igloo.

The makings on an igloo only the roof to go. My husband used a skateboard. Unfortunately i did not take a picture just before the final blocks were added. You should build your igloo on a spot that has at least 2 feet 0 6 m of hard packed snow.

Before closing up the igloo roof i had to construct the roof of the entrance to support the front side wall of the igloo. Filmed in northern utah s mountains on a solo february snowshoeing trip in 2014. This feature is not available right now. Add the last few blocks from inside the igloo leaving a small ventilation hole in the roof.

When you get to the top of the igloo door you need to use something to support more snow on top. A simple step by step video on how to make an igloo by yourself. If you need thicker bricks or more than one row of bricks you can do it now. Please try again later.

Start stacking it high use snow to act like cement to pack it in. Continue adding blocks to form a dome removing snow build up from the inside as you work.