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Basic Snowshoeing Field Trip

Field trip: Basic Snowshoeing Course

Basic Snowshoeing Field Trip - Commonwealth Basin

Field trip for the Foothills Basic Snowshoeing Course. Completion of one field trip is required for graduation from the course.

Contacts

Gabie Norrish (Mathiesen)
Gabie Norrish (Mathiesen)
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • Sat, Jan 25, 2025
  • Foothills Snowshoeing Committee [INACTIVE]
  • Snowshoeing
  • Basic
  • Adults
  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 5.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 900 ft
  • 6 (12 capacity)
  • 1 (5 capacity)
  • Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 9:00 PM
  • Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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In this field session you will learn and practice the basics: balance, maneuvering on snowshoes, going up hill, side-hill and handling downhills.

TBD - Likely very early in the morning at the Issaquah Transit Center to organize students into 2 groups and arrange carpools to the pass.

Badges

students will earn:

Route/Place

Commonwealth Basin

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

For list of required equipment, please go to the course overview page and click on it's "Required Equipment" tab.

To get there, scroll up to the GREEN section on the right titled "REGISTER PARTICIPANT". In that section you will find the link.

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