![fuelarch](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_463,c_scale/q_auto/v1608000283/news_attachment.file_.8dd02d2949a1bf17.323031387765656b30395f6675656c617263682e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.8dd02d2949a1bf17.323031387765656b30395f6675656c617263682e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)
The fuel arch under the station (image above) is one of the coldest—and creepiest—places at the Pole, accessed from a network of underground ice tunnels. The tunnels maintain an even temperature of around -50 °C at all times. Guess you don’t really need a thermometer then, but the one in the image below is sitting on a frosty shelf in an ice tunnel. Shelves carved into the tunnel walls showcase a variety of items left behind over the years, some of which can be seen here, from a tour by previous winterovers. Last week’s weather saw whiteouts and winds, harbingers of winter at the Pole. But visibility was still good enough for keeping out of the dinosaurs’ way.
![frosty thermometer](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_501,c_scale/q_auto/v1608000282/news_attachment.file_.b3d0edad7ab60c60.323031387765656b30395f746865726d6f6d657465722e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b3d0edad7ab60c60.323031387765656b30395f746865726d6f6d657465722e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)
![whiteout flags](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_463,c_scale/q_auto/v1608000281/news_attachment.file_.b3bc31570797e0ec.323031387765656b30395f77686974656f75742e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b3bc31570797e0ec.323031387765656b30395f77686974656f75742e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)
![dinosaur](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_510,c_scale/q_auto/v1608000280/news_attachment.file_.965fc9fa23d89223.323031387765656b30395f747265782e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.965fc9fa23d89223.323031387765656b30395f747265782e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)