Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Backpacking Tent
- Snow Shovels
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Step 1
Look up and make certain there are no dangerous avalanche slopes looming over the sight. Also avoid snow-covered tree limbs that will shed their snow on your tent in a high wind.
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Step 2
Look for a low hedge of bushes or rocks that will offer shelter without threatening to dump snow from above.
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Step 3
Consider a clearing with lots of snow where you can build a snow wall (or "berm") for shelter.
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Step 4
Avoid pitching your tent in a canyon or windy valley where cold will be pervasive.
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Step 5
Pitch your tent so that its "back" is to the wind. Otherwise snow may pile up at the entrance.
