How to Build an Igloo by Yourself

A simple step-by-step video on how to make an igloo by yourself. Filmed in northern Utah’s mountains on a solo February snowshoeing trip in 2014. The traditional method of igloo building adds the blocks in a continuous upward sloping spiral. That works well, especially if you have an assistant helping you. But when I’m working alone I prefer the concentric ring method shown in this video. Regardless of the method, I try for the igloo roof shape to be about half-way between a true hemisphere and a cone