While we are enjoying the warm weather, workers in one warehouse are salvaging what the sun threatened to melt. In this week's One Tank Trip, WFMZ's Karin Mallett takes us to a cabin where you won't want to turn up the heat.
  
Come on in, have a seat, grab a cup of hot cocoa but I wouldn't recommend taking off your coat. It's a little chilly in here.. >>Mark Crouthamel: Well we try to put all the fixtures in. It's about a 20 foot by 20 foot cabin. >>REPORTER: Made entirely of ice. >> Almost 100 tons of ice this year. >>REPORTER: The Crystal Cabin Fever ice display in Lakeville, Wayne County is clearly a work of art.. >>nats: >>REPORTER: created by Mark Crouthamel and his team of carvers. >>nats: >>Standup: It all starts with this.. a 300 pound block of ice and little by little.. it turns into a work of art. >>REPORTER: Sheltered by the sun in an old lumber barn is the cabin.. surrounded by life-sized friends. >> We have a 3,000 pound moose right behind you.. don't look! >>REPORTER: It's hard to believe Mark when he says his first attempt at ice carving didn't turn out so well. >> I was an executive chef and the truth is I was an awful ice sculptor. It took a long time to make a very plain swamingo.. it was supposed to be a swan. >>REPORTER: He's come a long way since then but forget swans.. we're glad he made this.. a side by side 40 foot ice slide. Wear your ski pants and its even faster. And when you run out of steam you can relax back in the cabin, stretch out your legs and snuggle in for a long winter's nap. Making friends with the moose in the Alaskan Wilderness on a One Tank trip to Wayne County, Karin Mallett 69 News Berks Editon.

website: http://www.crystalcabinfever.com/
One-way distance: 128 miles
One-way time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
original airdate: 2/11/2009

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