Shovels for Snow Caves

• Shovels - you'll need 2 basic types, something to dig with inside the cave, and something to scoop out all the loose snow from the entrance to the cave
  
  
• Small shovel to use in the cave.  It's small in there so you don't want anything huge.  A few options are:
  
  
• Metal Feed Scoop from IFA works great for digging out chunks of snow and then tossing them out the entrance ($8)
  
  
• Avalanche Shovel  works good for cutting through layers of ice and such (recreation outlet has these for $20)
  
  
• Hand Saw can be used to cut out blocks of snow, then use a sturdy small shovel to pop them out of the wall
  
  
• I've never seen an emergency folding shovel that has held up to digging a snow cave - I've seen a lot of them break though
  
  

  

  IFA Feed Scoop on the left, and an "Avalanche Shovel" on the right.  Both are good for snow caving.
• You'll also need a large shovel to scoop out the loose stuff from inside the cave and throw it out.  We typically use a regular snow shovel, but be careful and only use it for scooping and throwing, not prying because we’ve broken countless shovels through the years.
  

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