Macready Point on Alpe du Zwift
tl;dr is this a reference to the 1980s cult classic movie The Thing?
I had cause to capture some footage of a recent climb of AdZ, and my recording software was set to capture game sound, but not mic. When watching it back just now I noticed that around Macready Point there is a faint, but noticeable, and persistent sound of dogs barking. I could only hear it around this point on the climb. I had never noticed it before because my fan is usually going full blast and I can't hear anything over that, the sound of me struggling to draw breath, and the blood pounding in my ears...
So, we have a scientific research station in a snow-covered environment, Macready (as the name of Kurt Russell's character), and dogs (which play a significant role in part of the film).
I can't believe that for all the time I've spent on Zwift, and all the times I've done that climb the thought had never occurred to me.