Week 46 at the Pole

Distant view of drill camp, centered on two separated drill towers, under sunny sky.
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF

IceCube’s new winterovers Alicia and Camille had an active week at the Pole. They wrapped up some computer maintenance and firmware upgrades to servers at the IceCube Lab and at the South Pole station. Snowmobile training was also on the agenda for one of them. Last week’s weather saw not only drastic changes in temperature along with high winds but also some actual snowfall, a rather rare occurrence at the Pole.

Three-quarter view close-up of person on a snowmobile.
Nathan McReynolds, IceCube/NSF
Tunnel view of drill camp seen from between two wings of the South Pole station under low-visibility conditions.
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF