I was just reading this article about an underground complex of tunnels being carved out of a glacier in Iceland. They're trying to make it into a tourist attraction, putting in shops and exhibits. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before it is turned into an ice hotel.
Once again, I'm amazed that Canadians are failing to make the big cold-weather adaptations. It was bad enough that the Swedes beat us to making ice hotels. Now Iceland beats us to the idea of building things out of glaciers, even though we have far more people, more industry, and more ice. Worse, the same article points out that the Americans built a secret base in the ice of Greenland. Is there any crazy winter ideas that other cold-weather countries haven't beat us to?
Okay, Molson made that ice rink in the mountains that they're always talking about on their commercials. But that's not really on the same scale. Here's an idea: don't just make an ice rink; carve an entire arena out of the glacier. Make a big pit, put the rink at the bottom, and shape the sides into rows of seats.
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