Snow would fill in any area open to the weather
Philip K Swartz - 1960-61 - South Pole Station - Antarcticans Database Project more

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This is one of two main entrances to the station, at the grid Northwest corner adjacent to the new communications building. Outside the building this could be plowed out with a tractor, but the snow blown inside had to be removed by hand. We dug this entrance out three times at the start of the 61-62 flying season only to have it refill with storms.

Pictures from Philip K Swartz, overwinter, South Pole, 60-61