Minnesota National Guard troops build ice walls, snow caves to endure conditions in Norwegian mountains
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- 10 Feb 2023
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WCCO is with the Minnesota National Guard in Norway to mark 50 years of our countries training together.
This week, guard members are dealing with the dangers of Norway's cold and mountainous terrain.
Members of the Norwegian Home Guard are right by their side to help navigate deep snow, strong winds and unpredictable precipitation at high altitudes.
Due to a wind event overnight Thursday, troops spent hours building up an ice wall around their tents for protection. Maj. Katie Lunning is the officer in charge of this year's NOREX exchange.
"We use our shovels and just make a brick and build it up. If the wind isn't as high, you can have the wall about two-thirds height they said around the tent. But with the winds last night and the way that they're coming in today, we built the walls up to almost the same height as the tent," Lunning said. "The goal of the snow wall is to make sure it's a windbreak to keep the canvas dry and to keep the wind blowing off you as much as possible." Read More…
