Blizzard snow gets everywhere. The snow is so fine that it penertrates the smallest gaps and builds up to a point where it can fill an entire container. I needed some gear out of this container and in a true Antarctic fashion , a 2 minute job became a hour. We call this the "A"factor. Its applicable to almost everything down here. Its not a bad thing , but think how long it would take in time to do a task normally , and at least triple the time.