Owing to heavy snow we had to cancel yesterday’s flight. This was a real shame since it was a unique opportunity to fly with the helicopter and EM-Bird under CryoSat as it orbits above.

ESA's Tania Casal and Polar-5 snowbound in Svalbard. (Stefan Hendricks, AWI)

ESA’s Tania Casal and Polar-5 snowbound in Svalbard. (Stefan Hendricks, AWI)

The photos of our Polar-5 airplane stuck in the snow say it all really!

Checking the Emirad system on the Polar-5 after a heavy snowfall. (Stefan Hendricks, AWI)

Checking the Emirad system on the Polar-5 after a heavy snowfall. (Stefan Hendricks, AWI)