Snow Skills

Field trip: Compressed Alpine Scrambling Course

Snow Skills - Snoqualmie Mountain

Learn snow travel techniques, ice axe self arrest, and glissading. [Place Holder for Course M]

  • Strenuous 3, Technical 2
  • For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
  • Mileage: 6.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,200 ft

TBD

This will be a full day of rolling around in the snow! We will cover snow travel on technical terrain, and what to do if you fall.

You will learn and practice these skills:

  • Ascending and descending on steep snow
  • Ice axe self-arrest
  • Glissading 

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Route/Place

Snoqualmie Mountain


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