Week 44 at the Pole

Group of people in red parkas walking out to an awaiting LC-130 plane on the South Pole skiway.
Wenceslas Marie-Sainte, IceCube/NSF

Last week at the Pole there was some more flight activity, bringing in 14 summer crew members but also taking away seven winterovers, seen above walking out to their awaiting plane. IceCube’s new winterovers were not among the arrivals this week, but they’re on their way. During this time of transition, station personnel held an awards ceremony for outgoing winterovers, and IceCube winterovers Celas and Moreno did a deep clean of the IceCube Lab, leaving it shining “bright like a diamond.” No photographic evidence, but we can take them at their word.

Backside of winterover watching an LC-130 on the South Pole skiway.
Wenceslas Marie-Sainte, IceCube/NSF
Winterover facing the camera with arms up in front of an LC-130 on the South Pole skiway.
Wenceslas Marie-Sainte, IceCube/NSF