Blizz'd in

An updated copy from an old 1966 slide. We did our surveying work at Mt Twintops, but then we were shut down for several days by a blizzard (generally just called a "blizz") with strong winds and zero visibility from drifting snow. This was taken in near whiteout conditions at the end, when the wind and snow had eased and we were preparing to move again.

The central bulldozer is hooked to a preheater to warm the engine before being started. The preheater is the orange box containing a small engine running a fan and petrol heater and connected by the large curly pipe to the tent arrangement covering the bulldozer's engine,. Before moving, of course, it also was necessary to dig out all the sleds and other equipment buried in snow drifts. Best viewed large.