Subzero

Record setting cold. Not only have we received an unusual amount of snow, no locals can remember it ever being this cold. Normal High/Low is 48/26. Today, 16/-6. Even with the "heat" pumps (pictured) going full blast, the hut was a toasty 51 this morning. Most of us are using double-nested sleeping bags, which keeps us very cozy. Now, if we could just stay there.... When the sun is reasonably high in the sky, it can be fairly comfortable. That lasts for the middle 6 hours of daylight. With all the trucks and Humvees driving on the snow, it is terribly slippery. So far one soldier and one interpreter have broken their ankles.
Also shown is a witch one of our hut mates received for Halloween and left it out by our MASH pole. It has yarn hair which frosted over with the ice fog we've had for the last few days. Hard to believe it will be 110 in 6 months.