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Originally Posted By: MDinana
So, how does making a fire on the snow directly work? Does the fire sink gradually, or stay "afloat?"


Sinks and will eventually self-extinguish as Mike_H noted. If you're staying put (in a camp, for instance) it is always worth the effort to dig down to the ground to build your fire...if you end up moving snow all night, well then you end up moving snow all night. (You do have a snow shovel, right?) If you need a fire right NOW, slap a piece of aluminum foil on the ground and start your fire on that. Move it to your prepared firebed when ready.
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(posting this as someone that has unintentionally done a bunch of stupid stuff in the past and will again...)