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Seattle Winter Camping Field Trip

Field trip: Snowshoe / Winter Camping Course

Seattle Winter Camping Field Trip - Austin Pass (winter)

Field trip for the Seattle Winter Camping course.

Contacts

Patrick Podenski
Patrick Podenski
Primary Leader
Dave Cotter
Dave Cotter
Instructor
  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 2.0
  • Elevation Gain: 500 ft
  • 22 (24 capacity)
  • 2 (8 capacity)
  • Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
  • Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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The Winter Camping Course Field Trip is an overnight trip.  It is a weekend outing, starting early with a full day on Saturday, and ending mid-day Sunday. 

Details will be presented at the course lecture.

Meeting place and time will be covered during the Field Trip Preview meeting

Field trip location and date are subject to change due to weather conditions, etc.

Badges

students will earn:

instructors will earn:

Route/Place

Austin Pass (winter)

Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Snowshoe Overnight Trip

  • Everything from day trip checklist

Camping gear

  • Avalanche probe for scouting snow cave locations
  • Additional dry clothing for sleeping
  • Shovel - collapsible, metal preferred
  • Study, four season tent with rain fly
  • Warm sleeping bag
  • Stove and stove platform
  • Stove fuel
  • Large pot for melting snow
  • Cup and spoon
  • Plenty of high-fat food
  • Wands to alert skiers to your cave

Optional equipment

  • Whisk broom for sweeping out snow
  • Rubber gloves for smoothing out snow cave walls
  • Snow saw (for igloos)
  • Bivy bag
  • Sleeping bag liner

Other suggestions

Bring a deck of cards or a game - something fun for the evening. Booties for the night. Another dessert! Remember to have a complete set of dry socks and underwear to sleep in.   Some people bring small battery-powered Christmas lights to put by the entrance of their overnight shelter (tent, snow cave). Be creative and have fun.

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