In Efra Jökuldalur the winters are often very heavy, and roads can become difficult or even completely impassable. However, people found their ways and it was common in the upper part of the valley that children travelled on motorised snow sled to get to school at Skjoldjolfsstaðir. The oldest child usually led the trip and the younger children sat at the back of the snow sleds. Due to the hard weather conditions and the amount of snow blocking all roads, children were routinely staying in the school’s dormitory often for a month at a time. The locals however never felt trapped, this was their big city and they lacked nothing.