The conditions at the camp were very poor. As many as 150 people per barrack with some prisoners lying on the floor. The barracks had only one heater and the prisoners wore only the same clothing they had worn in Dachau. Even in summer, temperatures below zero are common in this area and the wind makes the temperature colder still. Roll call for the prisoners was at 5 am. Breakfast consisted of bread and watered-down coffee. Furthermore, the prisoners had a 30 minute walk in order to get to the work site. There they were divided into workgroups of 10-15 people with a German supervisor who punished the prisoners if they didn't work fast enough. Some of the prisoners worked on a 754 metre gallery, which was dismantled in 1950, while others worked in a quarry. The conditions were so cold that some prisoners had to dig a hole to protect themselves against the wind while they had their lunch break. A 15-hour day was not unusual. There were regular deaths from the cold and from starvation.