It was above Tibble Fork and (IIRC) it was bitterly cold. Somewhere between -20 and -30 air temperature (3:30 am). Super dry air and it was totally still. No breeze at all. We had 2 Deacons quorums in the ward and about a dozen kids go on the campout but several parents kept their kids home because of the extreme cold wave passing through the state.

One kid, Alan, was a bit off in the head, but he was big for his age and lifted weights a lot. He was prone to violent outbursts on occasion so most of us tried to avoid too much interaction with him.

We were all happy when he went off a little ways from camp and began digging in an open field. He got it into his mind that it would be cool to dig tunnels under the snow, and proceeded to dig for the 2-3 hours before dark. He was totally soaked with sweat and snow and started shivering. Most of us thought it was pretty funny, but our Scout Master was concerned due to the extreme cold and had the ASM take Alan home. To be honest, we were glad he went home.

Our camp was in a picnic area and we slept underneath the picnic tables which had been piled high with several feet of snow. We had a small doorway dug in between the tabletop and the bench, and the ground was dry underneath the tables for our sleeping bags. It would fit two scouts per picnic table.

Aaron was my "roommate" and he woke me up at 3:30 screaming because his head got stuck between one of the concrete feet of the table and the outer snow wall.

We got up and noticed that the campfire was going strong and we heard laughter. Apparently every scout was awake from the cold and were making hot chocolate. The stirring spoon would freeze on their lips after taking it out of the hot water. That's why they were laughing... as they tried it over and over and over.

Our scout master's car battery died during the cold of the night and we had to wait several hours for the assistant scout master to bring jumper cables.

Overall, it was a cold, miserable... but very memorable and fun experience. God bless that dedicated scout master. I can't even imagine how he put up with us.