Winter Outdoor Skills
Across
- 2. A type of snow shelter that is dug into the side of an existing snow pile (like a mountainside)
- 3. When the body doesn't get enough water (symptoms: dry mouth, headache, stomach ache)
- 9. Heat loss through direct contact with a cold object
- 10. A piece of equipment that is pulled by dogs to travel long distances over snow
- 11. Heat loss from liquid turning to a gas (this is why your body sweats to cool off)
- 12. When the body gets cold faster than it can warm itself up (symptoms: shivering, dizziness, slurred speech, loss of consciousness)
- 13. A piece of equipment that helps you stay on top of deep snow while walking
Down
- 1. Heat loss from inhaling and exhaling
- 2. A type of snow shelter that is dug down into the snow and covered with branches, a tarp, etc.
- 4. Heat that is transferred from your body to the air (most common form of heat loss)
- 5. A type of snow shelter that is made by piling snow up and hollowing the inside out
- 6. A type of snow shelter that is made by stacking blocks of snow or ice into a dome
- 7. Heat loss from movement of gases (This is why the air feels colder when it's windy)
- 8. When skin gets damaged from exposure to cold temperatures (symptoms: painful/numb skin, skin discoloration, blisters)