A good place to start with winter camping is our Deep Freeze packing list from 2007. Also, here’s a handout that Troop 119 has produced. It also includes a good checklist for winter camping. When you read through these handouts, be aware that winter camping may take a little more thought about conditions and activities than you might need for trips in milder weather.
Flintlock District put together a CD of winter camping material in 2005. Here we’ve got links to the sources of the material on the CD. It’s pretty useful for winter camping in general, and equipment in particular.
Winter Camping Manual from Scouting in Canada
Princeton Outdoor Action’s page on Winter Activities
Another link on How to Build a Quinzee
Vapor Barriers — Why?, from Stephenson’s Warmlite
Gwasa-Okpik Winter Camping Training Course
MassWildlife’s Ice Strength Table
Some additional information is available in books available from National. The Troop also has copies of these books — check with Hank Manz or Barry Griffiths:
Troop Program Features, vol. 3
Woods Wisdom (if you can find a copy — it seems to be out of print)
Finally, an inspirational and/or cautionary tale: Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”