32-year-old Nicole Glenn was missing for 6 days before detectives found her in her SUV, stuck in the snow. Her mother reported her missing to Siskiyou County authorities after she failed to check in after arriving at a planned destination. A helicopter was used to search for her, and detectives were sent to the … Read more
This is the fastest I have ever seen anyone construct a snow cave. There is some editing in the video so I’m sure it took longer than the run time of the video, but it gives you a good idea of the speed that this tool makes constructing a snow shelter possible. I’m not getting … Read more
If you are in a snow covered landscape survival will be difficult enough while you are operating at your best, it will be nearly impossible if you lose your sight. Snow blindness is a preventable injury that happens in snow covered terrain or during a daytime blizzard, the sun’s light is reflected off of … Read more
There is probably no category of knowledge with more myths stuffed in than survival skills. Survival myths are all over, they get repeated word of mouth around the campfire, find their way online (I’ve even repeated this one), and even taught by experienced survival trainers. How does this happen? Someone says something that sounds good, … Read more
When most people think of arctic shelter they probably think of an igloo. Igloos are great shelters for arctic conditions, but they require just the right snow, tools, and specified skills to build. An easier survival shelter that can be built with only a shovel, and without any prior experience is a quinzhee. A quinzhee … Read more