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Emergency Shelters
If you become lost or injured, the first and most important order of business is to arrange for protection from the wind, as this will increase the odds of survival. This may be a temporary shelter, or may need to be more substantial. A simple wind break can be created with snow blocks, or you can shelter in the cleared area under a tree. The quickest emergency shelter to construct in snow is a trench. Other emergency snow shelters are snow mounds (Qunizhee huts), snow caves, and igloos.
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