Outdoor Leadership & Snowshoeing Course
Intermediate Snowshoe Leader - Mentorship Program
This program is built to practice terrain choices in the field for both aspiring and current intermediate snowshoe leaders, hopefully providing experience to travel in challenging to complex avalanche terrain, and using ice axe on snowshoeing trips.
Contacts
KD Dase
Leader
- Rolling Enrollment: Wed, Jan 10, 2024 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
- Committee: Seattle Snowshoeing Committee
- FREE
- Availability: 18 (30 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This program is available to all basic snowshoe leaders (or by leader permission) who have an Intermediate Snowshoeing Course badge or equivalent, in addition to the AIARE-1 or Winter Trip Planning course.
This program hopes to provide aspiring leaders, who are participants on these trips, the experience building confidence in the following topics:
- Group Management and Leadership
- Trip Planning and Facilitation
- Technical Skills: knowledge of how to navigate through and manage risk in and around avalanche terrain, advanced snow travel skills requiring the use of an ice axe, and emergency bivouacs.
Badges you will earn:
Intermediate Snowshoe Leader
Course Requirements
| Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trip 101 | |||
| Lake Valhalla (winter) |
Fri, Jan 30, 2026
Registration closes Jan 28
|
3
participants
0 instructors
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| Lake Valhalla (winter) |
Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Registration closes Mar 13
|
4
participants
0 instructors
|
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| Trip 201 | |||
| Kahuna Peak |
Sat, Feb 21, 2026
Registration closes Feb 19
|
3
participants
0 instructors
|
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| Kahuna Peak |
Sun, Mar 29, 2026
Registration closes Mar 27
|
4
participants
0 instructors
|
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Roster
Required Equipment
- Typical Winter Day Pack with essentials
- Beacon, Shovel, and Probe
- Ice Axe, plus Helmet
- Snowshoes and Poles
Course Materials
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