Field trip: Intermediate Snowshoeing
Intermediate Snowshoe Field Trip (Backup) - Bullion Basin
A pre-planned backup field trip date in the event the original field trip is canceled due to weather.
- Sun, Mar 10, 2019
- Foothills Snowshoeing Committee
- Snowshoeing
- Intermediate
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 4.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,500 ft
- 5 (8 capacity)
- 2 (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
All students who enroll in the course must also enroll in this backup field trip, reserving the date in the event that the original field trip must be canceled due to weather conditions. This ensures that all students will be available for the makeup field trip.
The backup field will only be run if the original field trip date is canceled due to weather concerns.
It is not an alternate field trip option nor a make up for someone who missed the field trip for personal reasons.
Skills Covered
- Avalanche terrain travel rituals
- Walking in balance
- Ice Axe Skills
- Self-belay
- Self-arrest
- Emergency bivouac
- Snow pack evaluation
Badges
students will earn:
Bullion Basin
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USGS Norse Peak
Green Trails Bumping Lake No. 271
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Snowshoes with side rails
- Ice Axe
- Helmet