Even though stone and wooden houses have become more popular among the Eskimos, they still construct the igloo for special occasions or while on a journey. It is quickly built and it defies any kind of weather.

A trench is cut about 1.5 meters long and 50 centimeters deep in a new snow drift. Then, from the face of the trench, blocks are cut with a knife. These are shaped so that they lean inward when set on edge.