Learn to make a comfortable camp in the snow. This course will cover non-emergency winter shelters such as winter tents, igloos, and snow caves. The course consists of one lecture and one all-weekend Field Trip, which includes building a snow cave! We show up well prepared on the Saturday, but do not conclude until Sunday afternoon.

Prerequisites: Completion of Basic Snowshoeing (formerly Snowshoe Lite) or equivalency. Alpine Scrambling and Basic Climbing graduates are also eligible to enroll in this course.

Note that attendance at the lecture is MANDATORY in order for you to take the Field Trip.

When you sign up, enter your carpooling status - rider, or driver and how many others you can take. Also check the details & eligibility requirements on the Seattle Snowshoe web site.

Questions? Email Tim at: timlawsonwild@msn.com

The evening lecture is on Feb 13, 2013 at the Mountaineers Program Center in Seattle. The overnight weekend field trip is Feb 23-24 at Mt Baker (unless conditions necessitate a change).

Students wishing to stay overnight on Friday to avoid a long early-morning drive on Saturday should consider reserving a spot in the Mountaineers Baker Lodge. Spots fill up quickly, so reserve your spot today!

Mountaineers members only.