Feb 7th – Day 39 on Ice

Weather: Unusual winds blew warm air and moisture over the mountains and up to Pole. We even got up to -6F today(!!!) which is crazy warm for mid-February! It has been cloudy and windy for the past few days so temps are on the warmer side. This afternoon we had -26F with a -44F windchill.

Yesterday, Brad (SPT) and Junhan (EHT) left Pole. Today Maclean left. We have about 1 week until station close so things are getting busy in preparation. Multiple flights per day are landing to bring in supplies and take out PAX and waste (even in some pretty crappy weather).

It was a tough goodbye. We had built a solid friendship after going through team-building, EHT training, and a few weeks at Pole.

Soon there will only be myself and Geoff left for SPT, and about 40 others on station to keep things running over the long 9 month winter.

Tonight is the Super Bowl viewing party, and there will be chicken wings served! I’m excited for some yummy bar foods (don’t really care much about the game). I think most people on station know the outcome, but there are a few people trying to keep it on lockdown.

I finally received all my mail yesterday (things that I shipped in November), so now I have soap! And the 4 day shower/laundry ban has been lifted so I can also shower tonight!