diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4647570..58d9576 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ alldays = ["day01", "day02", "day03", "day04", "day05", "day06",
            "day13", "day14", "day15", "day16", "day17", "day18",
            "day19", "day20", "day21", "day22", "day23", "day24", "day25"]
 my_aoc_runner = ["dep:aoc-runner", "dep:aoc-runner-derive", "alldays"]
-default = ["day23"] # , "my_aoc_runner"]
+default = ["day24"] # , "my_aoc_runner"]
 
 [lib]
 doctest = false
diff --git a/src/day24.rs b/src/day24.rs
index 318f604..1ef3923 100644
--- a/src/day24.rs
+++ b/src/day24.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,76 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use itertools::Itertools;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Copy, Clone)]
+enum Direction {
+    Up,
+    Down,
+    Left,
+    Right,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+struct Blizzard {
+    x: usize,
+    y: usize,
+    dir: Direction,
+}
+
+impl Blizzard {
+    fn parse(x: usize, y: usize, c: char) -> Option<Self> {
+        let dir = match c {
+            '<' => Direction::Left,
+            '>' => Direction::Right,
+            '^' => Direction::Up,
+            'v' => Direction::Down,
+            _ => return None,
+        };
+        Some(Blizzard {x,y,dir})
+    }
+    fn blow(&self, max_x: usize, max_y: usize) -> Self {
+        match self.dir {
+            Direction::Left => if self.y == 1 {Blizzard { y: max_y, ..*self }} else { Blizzard{y: self.y - 1, ..*self } }
+            Direction::Right => if self.y == max_y {Blizzard { y: 1, ..*self }} else { Blizzard{y: self.y + 1, ..*self } }
+            Direction::Up => if self.x == 1 {Blizzard { x: max_x, ..*self }} else { Blizzard{x: self.x - 1, ..*self } }
+            Direction::Down => if self.x == max_x {Blizzard { x: 1, ..*self }} else { Blizzard{x: self.x + 1, ..*self } }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
 pub fn part1(input: &str) -> usize {
-    input.len()
+    let mut blizzards: HashSet<Blizzard> = HashSet::from_iter(
+        input
+            .lines()
+            .enumerate()
+            .flat_map(|(x, l)| {
+                l.chars().enumerate().map(move |(y, c)| {
+                    Blizzard::parse(x, y, c)
+                })
+            })
+            .flatten());
+    let max_x = input.lines().collect_vec().len() - 1;
+    let max_y = input.lines().next().unwrap().chars().collect_vec().len() - 1;
+    
+    blizzards = blow(&blizzards, max_x, max_y);
+    let mut last_step = 0;
+    let mut q = VecDeque::new();
+    q.push_back((0, (max_x + 1, max_y)));
+    while !q.is_empty() {
+        let (step, pos) = q.pop_front().unwrap();
+        if step == last_step + 1 {
+            blizzards = blow(&blizzards, max_x, max_y);
+            last_step = step;
+        } else if step != last_step {
+            panic!("unexpected step");
+        }
+        
+    }
+    1
+}
+
+fn blow(blizzards: &HashSet<Blizzard>, max_x: usize, max_y: usize) -> HashSet<Blizzard> {
+    HashSet::from_iter(blizzards.iter().map(|b| b.blow(max_x, max_y)))
 }
 
 pub fn part2(input: &str) -> usize {