Week 45 at the Pole

Beginnings of a sculpture being carved into snowbank below the South Pole station.
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF

Last week at the Pole had somewhat of an artistic focus. Above we have a glimpse of activity below the station, where a team effort is underway to create a sculpture in the snow. Hopefully we’ll see some follow-up photos later on. IceCube winterover Camille’s artwork, below, fits the strange in-between feeling at the Pole for the shrinking winterover population, with some dreaming of warmer places and others still busy with preparations for the summer crew. Winter is finally over—let the summer begin.

Watercolor painting depicting a fantasy scene at the South Pole, with the satellite domes on the icy surface and a purple whale swimming over a bright orange sun in a blue sky.
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF