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Along with the Snowman , it is one of two structures commonly built by children out of snow. Snow structures made for sleeping are called Igloos when made from snow blocks or Quinzhees when made by hollowing out a pile of snow. VARIATIONS Snow forts consist of walls of piled and compacted snow. They may be "open" or "closed", that is, a person in the snow fort may be completely surrounded by the walls on all sides, there may be a "door", or the person may be completely exposed except in one direction. The last variation is used for snowball fights where opponents have forts facing each other and attack exclusively from their own fort. Existing structures such as the walls or concave corners of a building can be used as part of the snow fort, allowing for faster and easier construction of a snow fort. A snow fort could also be a tunneled out burrow built in a large snow drift. Snow forts are usually at least knee-height and one-roomed with ones built for snow fights higher, but ones built for "house" may have even lower walls and multiple rooms. When used for snowball fights, snow forts often have sections where the wall is lower through which its occupants throw snowballs. CONSTRUCTION Snow forts may be constructed by piling and compacting snow to form walls. A common way to pile the snow is by moving one's legs together with snow between them. Another common way is to put snowballs together as if they were bricks; however, many other ways are practised. Water may be poured on the snow such that when it freezes the fort becomes stronger. The ideal type of snow to use is snow that has recently fallen, about an hour before building the fort, on a day when the temperature is between 0 and -5 degrees Celsius , or 32 to 23 degrees Fahrenheit . If it is colder, there is not enough moisture to bond the snow together. If it is above freezing, the fort will gradually melt. TRIVIA '' The Backyardigans '' episode "The Snow Fort" has Mounties and members of Ski Patrol defending one such fort. |
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