Author Archives: Allen Foster

Weather: Beautiful clear, blue skies. Windy. Temperatures near -20F. We just received our 3rd flight this year. Unfortunately since there had been south-bound pax from CHC earlier this week, we are now in level yellow… which I guess is what everyone everywhere in the world has been doing for the past 8 months. I’ve alsoContinue reading “Nov 25th – Day 329 On Ice”

Weather: Beautiful, clear, calm. Light winds and cloud systems moving through with enough clear conditions to land a plane! Temps around -26F. THE STATION IS OPEN!! IT IS OFFICIALLY SUMMER! Seeing new people is weird. Today was very exciting having a plane arrive and knowing it was the end of winter. Summer has now startedContinue reading “Nov. 18th – Day 322 on Ice”

Weather: Unseasonably warm, windy, cloudy. Temps got up to -11F today! We have been delayed opening station for about 3 weeks. Generally South Pole Station gets it’s first flights in around the 3rd week of October, but due to COVID logistics and weather, we have still yet to receive a flight and are nearing theContinue reading “Nov. 16th – Day 320 on Ice”

Weather: Warmer, with temperatures hovering around -50F . High winds most of last week. Sun, sun and more sun. Welcome to “No-Fly November”, the eternal optimists least favorite month! Well, at least I know that I’m not flying until the 30th at the earliest (possibly later with weather delays). Next year’s winterovers and any summerContinue reading “Nov. 1st – Day 305 on Ice”

Whew, I’ve been slacking on these updates! Sorry! Weather: It’s been fairly cold, around -70 to -80F with high winds (up near 20 mph) making wind chills well below -100F. Skies have remained relatively clear, despite the higher winds. With station open looming only 2 weeks away people have begun getting antsy and the rumorContinue reading “Oct. 20th – Day 293 on Ice”

Weather: It’s been warming up. Today is a balmy -49C and in fact is a gorgeous day with very low wind. No pictures on this update, unfortunately, but I haven’t really done too much besides work and run on the treadmill for the past few days. This morning I ran 20 miles, and for aboutContinue reading “Oct. 6th – Day 279 on Ice”

Weather: Cold, clear and calm! Beautiful sunshine and low winds and cold temps around -90F. The low winds have made running and walking outside very attractive these past couple days, so I’ve decided to go out along all the visibility markers and remove the snow from them. These are basically just giant plywood boards whichContinue reading “Sept. 30th – Day 272 on Ice”

Weather: Sunny, clear, cool. Temps near -85F, winds around 10knts. The sun is now fully above the horizon and will not set again until March 21, 2021. Having the sun back for 24hrs/day is nice and makes it easier to stay up, but harder to go to sleep each day. I’ve been sleeping from likeContinue reading “Sept. 26th – Day 268”

HAPPY SUNRISE! The weather has been pretty crappy recently, with high winds, clouds and low visibility. It cleared up nicely for our Sunrise dinner on Saturday, which was a nice assortment of dishes from the original 12 signatories of the Antarctic Treaty. Today, the winds have reduced visibility so much that you can’t tell whereContinue reading “Sept. 21st – Day 263 on Ice”

Weather: It was very cold, clear and calm today. We got down to -104.1F today! Sun is now at 4 degrees below the horizon and we can start to see a bright spot that looks like a real sunrise!