It was only a few days ago that I declared the death of the snow fort.

But as quickly as Mother Nature taketh, Mother Nature gives right back. This weekend we got hit with quite a dumping of snow — at this writing about 20 inches with another five or so possibly on the way.

So of course, I had to put in a few minutes of effort to construct Snow Fort 2.0. Basically it takes the original structure and utilizes our remaining patio furniture to create behemoth ready for some snow. Before the storm:

The little shack at the end is where the patio furniture usually resides, but in its now-empty state serves as a nice place to put a chair for some fort relaxation.

And then the snow fell. And fell. And fell. Here’s how it looked from the outside after about 20 inches:

The view from sitting in the chair inside the fort:

The forecast is calling for more potential snow in a few days. This fort may be around until July.