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copyediting

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Added information

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	[[File:The Snort.jpg\|thumb\|The main entrance of the Snort, which faced the path between the Deece and Noyes House.]]		[[File:The Snort.jpg\|thumb\|The main entrance of the Snort, which faced the path between the Deece and Noyes House.]]
	[[File:3D Scan of the Snort.png\|thumb\|A 3D scan taken of the Snort Feb 6, 2026]]The '''Snow Fort''' ('''Snort''') was a large quinzhee (snow cave) lovingly built by [[User:FaffingFia\|Fia Marrison]], Cormac, Etta, Quin, and other friends on the [[Noyes Circle]] (Nircle) in the winter of 2025-2026. In its later stages it contained four chambers and an outdoor courtyard, with various connecting tunnels.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/ Allisonlowe. “Building a Snow Fort with a Pan, a Cup and a Dream.” ''The Miscellany News'', 4 Feb. 2026, miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/.]</ref>		[[File:3D Scan of the Snort.png\|thumb\|A 3D scan taken of the Snort Feb 6, 2026]]The '''Snow Fort''' ('''Snort''') was a large quinzhee (snow cave) lovingly built by [[User:FaffingFia\|Fia Marrison]], Cormac, Etta, Quin, and other friends on the [[Noyes Circle]] (Nircle) in the winter of 2025-2026. In its later stages it contained four chambers and an outdoor courtyard, with various connecting tunnels.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/ Allisonlowe. “Building a Snow Fort with a Pan, a Cup and a Dream.” ''The Miscellany News'', 4 Feb. 2026, miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/.]</ref>

			It snowed. We built. It melted.
	== Building ==		== Building ==
	=== Tools ===		=== Tools ===

FaffingFia: /* Tools */ fixed capitalization

2026-05-29T01:23:39Z

Tools: fixed capitalization

FaffingFia: /* Why the Snort? */ Added information

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Why the Snort?: Added information

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	== Why the Snort? ==		== Why the Snort? ==
	Why did we make the Snort? Why did we continue to put so much effort into it, beyond just one little ~~room~~ on ~~a snow day~~?		Why did we make the Snort? Why did we continue to put so much effort into it, beyond just one little chamber on the first few snowy days?

	There is little documentation as to if some small quinzhees have been built at Vassar before, but in 2024-2025 ~~year~~ the Rugby team built an igloo out of packed snow blocks at the THs.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@vassar_college/video/7325450645664763166</ref> We hope that making a Nircle Snort can become a yearly tradition passed on to new Noyes residents and Outing Club members, and people can experience and enjoy snow forts in the future!		Fia, Cormac, and other Snort builders had many fond memories of building snow forts and caves as kids, and wanted to bring this tradition back to life. Fia has built a snow fort at home consistently each year since 2020, and in the winter of 2024/2025 wanted to make one at Vassar when it snowed there, but had a fever. For them, building the Snort outside Noyes at Vassar was a very different experience from building at home, because there were no time limits of needing to be at school all day and because there are so many friends and people at Vassar who want to build too! Once we start digging together, it is hard to stop, and we have spent evenings saying "just one more shovelful" from 9pm to 2 am. The ephemeral nature of snow and ice roots you in the moment, because everyone knows that each session building could be the last, and with climate change looming before us, we never know if this is the last snow fort we will make.

			The Snort has been a joyful, satisfying and restorative experience. Engaging so directly with the winter has helped with seasonal depression, and we have all become more bonded through labor. The Snort also became Fia's creative center for most of the year, inspiring drawings and writings and poems, even this page, months after it melted.

			There is little documentation as to if some small quinzhees have been built at Vassar before, but in the winter of 2024-2025 the Rugby team built an igloo out of packed snow blocks at the THs.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@vassar_college/video/7325450645664763166</ref> We hope that making a Nircle Snort can become a yearly tradition passed on to new Noyes residents and Outing Club members, and that people can experience and enjoy snow forts in the future!

	== Current state ==		== Current state ==

FaffingFia: added photos

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added photos

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	===== Stage 2 =====		===== Stage 2 =====
	During winter break, the Snort partially melted, such that some dirt and grass from the rolled balls melted through. Later during break there was a snow event of 8 inches, and Grounds plowed some snow to the Snort to give it life. On January 16th Fia, Asher, and friend Cordelia went back to campus and had a sleepover to work on the Snort. They tunneled out the elevated chamber and began the council room.		During winter break, the Snort partially melted, such that some dirt and grass from the rolled balls melted through. Later during break there was a snow event of 8 inches, and Grounds plowed some snow to the Snort to give it life. On January 16th Fia, Asher, and friend Cordelia went back to campus and had a sleepover to work on the Snort. They tunneled out the elevated chamber and began the council room.
			[[File:Annotated Scan of the Snort.png\|thumb\|The image of the 3D scan printed out, then drawn on as additions were made. There are also labels of the various entrances and of the four chambers.]]

	===== Stage 3 =====		===== Stage 3 =====
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	Why did we make the Snort? Why did we continue to put so much effort into it, beyond just one little room on a snow day?		Why did we make the Snort? Why did we continue to put so much effort into it, beyond just one little room on a snow day?

	There is little documentation as to if some small quinzhees have been built at Vassar before, but in 2024-2025 year the Rugby team built an igloo out of packed snow blocks at the THs.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@vassar_college/video/7325450645664763166</ref>		There is little documentation as to if some small quinzhees have been built at Vassar before, but in 2024-2025 year the Rugby team built an igloo out of packed snow blocks at the THs.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@vassar_college/video/7325450645664763166</ref> We hope that making a Nircle Snort can become a yearly tradition passed on to new Noyes residents and Outing Club members, and people can experience and enjoy snow forts in the future!

	== Current state ==		== Current state ==
	Fia and Xander collapsed the Snort over spring break, and the very final remnants melted on March 25th. Fia did an independent study on Snow Architecture, and wrote the majority of this page.		Fia and Xander collapsed the Snort over spring break, and the very final remnants melted on March 25th. Fia did an independent study on Snow Architecture, and wrote the majority of this page. Though this season had a remarkable amount of snow, they will build another one next year, even if it only one chamber.
	[[Category:Independent Study]]		[[Category:Independent Study]]
	[[Category:Grounds]]		[[Category:Grounds]]
	__INDEX__		__INDEX__
	__NEWSECTIONLINK__		__NEWSECTIONLINK__

FaffingFia: finished the stages!

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finished the stages!

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	===== Stage 3 =====		===== Stage 3 =====
	On January 25th, it snowed over 12 inches, and the group		On January 25th, it snowed over 12 inches, and the group gathered a lot of people and spent time piling snow into a courtyard on the Deece- side of the Snort. Throughout February they made the council chamber larger, and made tunnels from various chambers to the courtyard and through the courtyard walls. Throughout February they piled more snow and rearranged entrances and exits, up until it melted.

	== Community Engagement ==		== Community Engagement ==

FaffingFia: /* Structure */ stages

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Structure: stages

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	We shoveled naturally fallen snow from the Nircle into a pile. We allowed it to sinter, and then hollowed the pile out, putting the spoil on top to increase the height of the cave. To maintain structural stability and safety, upon reaching certain chamber sizes, we tunneled new chambers rather than expanding the current chamber. For the construction of the first two chambers, there was fairly dense and sticky snow, so many builders made large snowballs (inspired by the Snocks by the Deece) to incorporate distant snow to the mass of the pile.		We shoveled naturally fallen snow from the Nircle into a pile. We allowed it to sinter, and then hollowed the pile out, putting the spoil on top to increase the height of the cave. To maintain structural stability and safety, upon reaching certain chamber sizes, we tunneled new chambers rather than expanding the current chamber. For the construction of the first two chambers, there was fairly dense and sticky snow, so many builders made large snowballs (inspired by the Snocks by the Deece) to incorporate distant snow to the mass of the pile.

	== ~~Structure~~ ==		=== Stages ===
	The Snort underwent many changes, which can be understood three main stages. These stages were primarily characterized by snowfall events. In December~~, after the first big snow event~~, the first two chambers were built. During winter break, the Snort partially melted, such that some dirt and grass from the rolled balls melted through. ~~However,~~ during break		The Snort underwent many changes, which can be understood three main stages. These stages were primarily characterized by snowfall events.

			===== Stage 1 =====
			On December 2nd it snowed about 5 inches, the first two chambers were built. The entrance chamber was tunneled with the Deece cup and Noyes frying pan, and the bench room was tunneled with the Outing Club's metal shovel and ice pick.

			===== Stage 2 =====
			During winter break, the Snort partially melted, such that some dirt and grass from the rolled balls melted through. Later during break there was a snow event of 8 inches, and Grounds plowed some snow to the Snort to give it life. On January 16th Fia, Asher, and friend Cordelia went back to campus and had a sleepover to work on the Snort. They tunneled out the elevated chamber and began the council room.

			===== Stage 3 =====
			On January 25th, it snowed over 12 inches, and the group

	== Community Engagement ==		== Community Engagement ==

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added citations

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	~~{{Construction}}~~[[File:The Snort.jpg\|thumb\|The main entrance of the Snort, which faced the path between the Deece and Noyes House.]]		[[File:The Snort.jpg\|thumb\|The main entrance of the Snort, which faced the path between the Deece and Noyes House.]]
	[[File:3D Scan of the Snort.png\|thumb\|A 3D scan taken of the Snort Feb 6, 2026]]The '''Snow Fort''' ('''Snort''') was a large quinzhee (snow cave) built by [[User:FaffingFia\|Fia Marrison]], Cormac, Etta, Quin, and other friends on the [[Noyes Circle]] (Nircle) in the winter of 2025-2026. In its later stages it contained four chambers and an outdoor courtyard, with various connecting tunnels.		[[File:3D Scan of the Snort.png\|thumb\|A 3D scan taken of the Snort Feb 6, 2026]]The '''Snow Fort''' ('''Snort''') was a large quinzhee (snow cave) lovingly built by [[User:FaffingFia\|Fia Marrison]], Cormac, Etta, Quin, and other friends on the [[Noyes Circle]] (Nircle) in the winter of 2025-2026. In its later stages it contained four chambers and an outdoor courtyard, with various connecting tunnels.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/ Allisonlowe. “Building a Snow Fort with a Pan, a Cup and a Dream.” ''The Miscellany News'', 4 Feb. 2026, miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/.]</ref>
	~~== History ==~~
	~~It snowed~~. ~~We built~~. ~~It melted~~.
	~~== Structure ==~~
	The ~~Snort underwent many changes~~, ~~which can be categorized into three main stages~~. ~~These stages were primarily characterized by snowfall events~~. ~~In December, the first two chambers were built~~. ~~During winter break, the Snort melted to~~

	== Building ==		== Building ==
	=== Tools ===		=== Tools ===
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	=== Time ===		=== Time ===
	~~According to Fia's spreadsheet schedule, the~~ group spent about 32 elapsed hours on the Snort in December, 41 hours in January, 24 hours in February and 2 hours in March working on the Snort.		The group spent about 32 elapsed hours on the Snort in December, 41 hours in January, 24 hours in February and 2 hours in March working on the Snort.<ref>Fia's Spreadsheet Schedule</ref>

	=== Technique ===		=== Technique ===
	We shoveled naturally fallen snow from the Nircle into a pile. We allowed it to sinter, and then hollowed the pile out, putting the spoil on top to increase the height of the cave. To maintain structural stability and safety, upon reaching certain chamber sizes, we tunneled new chambers rather than expanding the current chamber. For the construction of the first two chambers, there was fairly dense and sticky snow, so many builders made large snowballs (inspired by the Snocks by the Deece) to incorporate distant snow to the mass of the pile.		We shoveled naturally fallen snow from the Nircle into a pile. We allowed it to sinter, and then hollowed the pile out, putting the spoil on top to increase the height of the cave. To maintain structural stability and safety, upon reaching certain chamber sizes, we tunneled new chambers rather than expanding the current chamber. For the construction of the first two chambers, there was fairly dense and sticky snow, so many builders made large snowballs (inspired by the Snocks by the Deece) to incorporate distant snow to the mass of the pile.

			== Structure ==
			The Snort underwent many changes, which can be understood three main stages. These stages were primarily characterized by snowfall events. In December, after the first big snow event, the first two chambers were built. During winter break, the Snort partially melted, such that some dirt and grass from the rolled balls melted through. However, during break

	== Community Engagement ==		== Community Engagement ==
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	== Why the Snort? ==		== Why the Snort? ==
	Why did we make the Snort? Why did we continue to put so much effort into it, beyond just one little room on a snow day?		Why did we make the Snort? Why did we continue to put so much effort into it, beyond just one little room on a snow day?

			There is little documentation as to if some small quinzhees have been built at Vassar before, but in 2024-2025 year the Rugby team built an igloo out of packed snow blocks at the THs.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@vassar_college/video/7325450645664763166</ref>

	== Current state ==		== Current state ==

FaffingFia: not sure

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not sure

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	[[Category:Grounds]]		[[Category:Grounds]]
	__INDEX__		__INDEX__
			__NEWSECTIONLINK__

FaffingFia: allowing the page to appear on searches

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allowing the page to appear on searches

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	[[Category:Independent Study]]		[[Category:Independent Study]]
	[[Category:Grounds]]		[[Category:Grounds]]
			__INDEX__

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	[[File:The Snort.jpg\|thumb\|The main entrance of the Snort, which faced the path between the Deece and Noyes House.]]		[[File:The Snort.jpg\|thumb\|The main entrance of the Snort, which faced the path between the Deece and Noyes House.]]
	[[File:3D Scan of the Snort.png\|thumb\|A 3D scan taken of the Snort Feb 6, 2026]]The '''Snow Fort''' ('''Snort''') was a large quinzhee (snow cave) lovingly built by [[User:FaffingFia\|Fia Marrison]], Cormac, Etta, Quin, and other friends ~~on the [[Noyes Circle]] (Nircle) in the winter of 2025-2026~~. In its later stages it contained four chambers and an outdoor courtyard, with various connecting tunnels.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/ Allisonlowe. “Building a Snow Fort with a Pan, a Cup and a Dream.” ''The Miscellany News'', 4 Feb. 2026, miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/.]</ref>		[[File:3D Scan of the Snort.png\|thumb\|A 3D scan taken of the Snort Feb 6, 2026]]The '''Snow Fort''' ('''Snort''') was a large quinzhee (snow cave) on the [[Noyes Circle]] (Nircle) in the winter of 2025–2026. It was lovingly built by [[User:FaffingFia\|Fia Marrison]], Cormac, Etta, Quin, and other friends. In its later stages, it contained four chambers and an outdoor courtyard, with various connecting tunnels.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/ Allisonlowe. “Building a Snow Fort with a Pan, a Cup and a Dream.” ''The Miscellany News'', 4 Feb. 2026, miscellanynews.org/2026/02/05/features/building-a-snow-fort-with-a-pan-a-cup-and-a-dream/.]</ref>

	It snowed. We built. It melted.		It snowed. We built. It melted.
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	Many tools were used to construct the Snort over time. The following is a list of all of the tools and their uses in the order of when they were acquired:		Many tools were used to construct the Snort over time. The following is a list of all of the tools and their uses in the order of when they were acquired:

	* '''One large plastic shovel''' (Fia and Asher went on the bus to buy one at Adams on the first day that it snowed)- to pile snow		* '''One large plastic shovel''' (Fia and Asher went on the bus to buy one at Adams on the first day that it snowed): to pile snow
	* '''Snow- appropriate clothing''' (thermal layers/long johns, thick shirts and trousers, sweaters, scarves, snow boots, snow jacket and snow pants)- to stay warm and dry		* '''Snow-appropriate clothing''' (thermal layers/long johns, thick shirts and trousers, sweaters, scarves, snow boots, snow jacket and snow pants): to stay warm and dry
	* '''Gloves''' (some waterproof skiing gloves, some leather gloves, some wool gloves, and some socks)- to handle shovels, pick up snow, sculpt and pack areas carefully		* '''Gloves''' (some waterproof skiing gloves, some leather gloves, some wool gloves, and some socks)- to handle shovels, pick up snow, sculpt and pack areas carefully
	* '''Multiple large plastic shovels borrowed from Facilities'''- to pile snow		* '''Multiple large plastic shovels borrowed from Facilities''': to pile snow
	* '''Flashlights''' (initially used iPhone flashlight, and after Fia's (fairly old) phone stopped working from cold damage regular flashlights and headlamps were used)- to cave and tunnel at night. This was important because most of the work was done between 5 and 10 pm.		* '''Flashlights''' (initially used iPhone flashlight, and after Fia's (fairly old) phone stopped working from cold damage regular flashlights and headlamps were used): to cave and tunnel at night. This was important because most of the work was done between 5 and 10 pm.
	* '''[[The Deece\|Deece]] hot chocolate'''- to keep energy and spirits high		* '''[[The Deece\|Deece]] hot chocolate''': to keep energy and spirits high
	* '''Plastic Deece cup'''- to scoop snow and to rest flashlights in		* '''Plastic Deece cup''': to scoop snow and to rest flashlights in
	* '''[[Noyes House\|Noyes]] metal frying pan'''- to scoop, tunnel, and move snow while tunneling, before small shovels were acquired		* '''[[Noyes House\|Noyes]] metal frying pan''': to scoop, tunnel, and move snow while tunneling, before small shovels were acquired
	* '''Large plastic bags'''- to stay dry, occasionally to carry snow		* '''Large plastic bags''': to stay dry, occasionally to carry snow
	* '''[[Outing Club]] small metal shovel'''- to more effectively tunnel and move snow		* '''[[Outing Club]] small metal shovel''': to more effectively tunnel and move snow
	* '''Outing Club ice pick'''- to break into compacted snow and ice, immensely useful when tunneling out of the already solidified bench room		* '''Outing Club ice pick''': to break into compacted snow and ice, immensely useful when tunneling out of the already solidified bench room
	* '''Wagon'''- to carry snow from further away once the immediate area (20 ft radius) had been used		* '''Wagon''': to carry snow from further away once the immediate area (20 ft radius) had been used
	* '''Two small but sturdy metal shovels'''- for multiple people to tunnel at the same time, and to be able to dig through more dense snow		* '''Two small but sturdy metal shovels''': for multiple people to tunnel at the same time, and to be able to dig through more dense snow
	* '''Knee pads''' (from roller ~~bladeing~~)- to prevent bruising and pain while kneeling and tunneling for multiple hours		* '''Knee pads''' (from roller blading): to prevent bruising and pain while kneeling and tunneling for multiple hours
	* '''Snow plow'''- on two days (one December and one in March), ~~Members~~ of Vassar's Grounds team used snow plows to powerfully give extra life to the Snort		* '''Snow plow''': on two days (one December and one in March), members of Vassar's Grounds team used snow plows to powerfully give extra life to the Snort

	=== Time ===		=== Time ===
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	===== Stage 1 =====		===== Stage 1 =====
	On December ~~2nd~~ it snowed about 5 inches, the first two chambers were built. The entrance chamber was tunneled with the Deece cup and Noyes frying pan, and the bench room was tunneled with the Outing Club's metal shovel and ice pick.		On December 2, it snowed about 5 inches, the first two chambers were built. The entrance chamber was tunneled with the Deece cup and Noyes frying pan, and the bench room was tunneled with the Outing Club's metal shovel and ice pick.

	===== Stage 2 =====		===== Stage 2 =====
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	===== Stage 3 =====		===== Stage 3 =====
	On January ~~25th~~, it snowed over 12 inches, and the group gathered a lot of people and spent time piling snow into a courtyard on the Deece- side of the Snort. Throughout February they made the council chamber larger, and made tunnels from various chambers to the courtyard and through the courtyard walls. Throughout February they piled more snow and rearranged entrances and exits, up until it melted.		On January 25, it snowed over 12 inches, and the group gathered a lot of people and spent time piling snow into a courtyard on the Deece-side of the Snort. Throughout February, they made the council chamber larger, and made tunnels from various chambers to the courtyard and through the courtyard walls. Throughout February they piled more snow and rearranged entrances and exits, up until it melted.

	== Community Engagement ==		== Community Engagement ==
	Many people collaborated on building the Snort. Fia, Cormac, Quin, Etta, Sophia, and Reave ~~were the main consistent builders~~. Other collaborators ~~included:~~ Xander, Melody, Asher, Valentin, Parker (as secretary), Rachel, Este, Mari, Ziva and others who just came for an hour or so.		Many people collaborated on building the Snort. The main consistent builders were Fia, Cormac, Quin, Etta, Sophia, and Reave. Other collaborators include Xander, Melody, Asher, Valentin, Parker (as secretary), Rachel, Este, Mari, Ziva and others who just came for an hour or so.

	Fia also collaborated with two members of the grounds team, Bernardo and Jaime, to plow snow to give the Snort some more life, and to make a small snow structure by the preschool [[Winpfheimer\|Wimpfheimer]].		Fia also collaborated with two members of the grounds team, Bernardo and Jaime, to plow snow to give the Snort some more life, and to make a small snow structure by the preschool [[Winpfheimer\|Wimpfheimer]].

	Starting in March ~~there was~~ a guestbook ~~in the Snort that people could~~ write notes in. It is included in this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1j7c9dL2GSkMwLjVxsq7oWwgfXyc6uA2j		Starting in March, the Snort had a guestbook for visitors to write notes in. It is included in this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1j7c9dL2GSkMwLjVxsq7oWwgfXyc6uA2j

	== Documentation ==		== Documentation ==
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	== Current state ==		== Current state ==
	Fia and Xander collapsed the Snort over ~~spring break~~, and the very final remnants melted on March ~~25th~~. Fia did an independent study on Snow Architecture, and wrote the majority of this page. Though this season had a remarkable amount of snow, they will build another one next year, even if it only one chamber.		Fia and Xander collapsed the Snort over Spring Break 2026, and the very final remnants melted on March 25. Fia did an independent study on Snow Architecture, and wrote the majority of this page. Though this season had a remarkable amount of snow, they will build another one next year, even if it only one chamber.

			== References ==
	[[Category:Independent Study]]		[[Category:Independent Study]]
	[[Category:Grounds]]		[[Category:Grounds]]
	__INDEX__		__INDEX__
	__NEWSECTIONLINK__		__NEWSECTIONLINK__

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	* '''One large plastic shovel''' (Fia and Asher went on the bus to buy one at Adams on the first day that it snowed)- to pile snow		* '''One large plastic shovel''' (Fia and Asher went on the bus to buy one at Adams on the first day that it snowed)- to pile snow
	* '''Snow-~~Appropriate Clothing~~''' (thermal layers/long johns, thick shirts and trousers, sweaters, scarves, snow boots, snow jacket and snow pants)- to stay warm and dry		* '''Snow- appropriate clothing''' (thermal layers/long johns, thick shirts and trousers, sweaters, scarves, snow boots, snow jacket and snow pants)- to stay warm and dry
	* '''Gloves''' (some waterproof skiing gloves, some leather gloves, some wool gloves, and some socks)- to handle shovels, pick up snow, sculpt and pack areas carefully		* '''Gloves''' (some waterproof skiing gloves, some leather gloves, some wool gloves, and some socks)- to handle shovels, pick up snow, sculpt and pack areas carefully
	* '''Multiple large plastic shovels borrowed from Facilities'''- to pile snow		* '''Multiple large plastic shovels borrowed from Facilities'''- to pile snow
	* '''Flashlights''' (initially used iPhone flashlight, and after Fia's (fairly old) phone stopped working from cold damage regular flashlights and headlamps were used)- to cave and tunnel at night. This was important because most of the work was done between 5 and 10 pm.		* '''Flashlights''' (initially used iPhone flashlight, and after Fia's (fairly old) phone stopped working from cold damage regular flashlights and headlamps were used)- to cave and tunnel at night. This was important because most of the work was done between 5 and 10 pm.
	* '''[[The Deece\|Deece]] ~~Hot Chocolate~~'''- to keep energy and spirits high		* '''[[The Deece\|Deece]] hot chocolate'''- to keep energy and spirits high
	* '''Plastic Deece cup'''- to scoop snow and to rest flashlights in		* '''Plastic Deece cup'''- to scoop snow and to rest flashlights in
	* '''[[Noyes House\|Noyes]] metal frying pan'''- to scoop, tunnel, and move snow while tunneling, before small shovels were acquired		* '''[[Noyes House\|Noyes]] metal frying pan'''- to scoop, tunnel, and move snow while tunneling, before small shovels were acquired
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	* '''Wagon'''- to carry snow from further away once the immediate area (20 ft radius) had been used		* '''Wagon'''- to carry snow from further away once the immediate area (20 ft radius) had been used
	* '''Two small but sturdy metal shovels'''- for multiple people to tunnel at the same time, and to be able to dig through more dense snow		* '''Two small but sturdy metal shovels'''- for multiple people to tunnel at the same time, and to be able to dig through more dense snow
	* '''Knee pads''' (from roller ~~blading~~)- to prevent bruising and pain while kneeling and tunneling for multiple hours		* '''Knee pads''' (from roller bladeing)- to prevent bruising and pain while kneeling and tunneling for multiple hours
	* '''Snow plow'''- on two days (one December and one in March), Members of Vassar's Grounds team used snow plows to powerfully give extra life to the Snort		* '''Snow plow'''- on two days (one December and one in March), Members of Vassar's Grounds team used snow plows to powerfully give extra life to the Snort