since yeasterday we have been clearing the runway of snow. there is an enourmous amount of snow on the station and on the runway. some of the snow drifts are 4 metres high. this creates a problem for the snowblower that can't cut more than 1,5 - meters of snow. then we have to use our hydrema to pull down the top layer of snow. this takes time...
on monday a c-130 hercules was supposed to land but due to the bad weather and the snow it wasn't possible to clear the runway.
yeasterday we had a Bell 222 helicopter here with a doctor. they came to supervise the exercise where the sirius trainees went through the ice into the cold water. it was -18 in the air and around zero in the water...brrr
today the trainees have been out hunting for some food and last night they dug out a snow cave with their mess kit!
Hugger and I have been clearing snow all day. we finished at 2200
tomorrow is another day...
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