options are as varied as Eskimo words for snow. The walls were constructed wooden-block style from snow bricks. Using a snow shovel, we quarried crude blocks from the surrounding snow cover and placed them near the building site. Then, using a cookie sheet as a snow knife, we sliced the blocks into finished bricks and finally lifted them into place on the walls.NOTE: Our Montana snow was freeze-hardened and compacted, which made it just right for brick slicing. For wet snow, see the molding techniques in Bricks By the Bucket. If your blocks aren't holding together, try letting them sit overnight to freeze more solidly.
