Youth activity: Junior MAC
Seattle Junior MAC Snow Cave Building - Stevens Lodge
[ORCA POD] Phase 2 trip for Jr. MAC. Join for an over night where you will sleep in a snow cave YOU BUILD :)
- Sat, Feb 13, 2021 — Sun, Feb 14, 2021
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Adults
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- 12 (6 capacity)
- 5 (5 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- SAT FEB 13, 8:30AM: Meet at the far NW end of parking lots 3 & 4 Stevens Pass
- Walk to a snowy area of your choosing near, but not right outside, Stevens Lodge. Dig snow caves; sleep in them
- Sunday AM: collapse snow caves; snowshoe out to cars; drive home
Jr. MAC will use their snow cave building skills to build their own snow caves and sleep in them.
Please read over the trip sheet.
PRE-REQ: MUST HAVE ATTENDED THE JANUARY 23 SNOW CAVE DAY TRIP
Stevens Lodge
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Green Trails Stevens Pass No. 176
Green Trails Alpine Lakes West (Stevens Pass) No. 176S - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
*Mountaineers can provide. Let Katy know by Feb 5.
- Snowshoes*
- Trekking poles*
- Backpack
- Sleeping bag* (could bring two and put one inside the other if necessary or liner + sleeping bag; Mountaineers can provide)
- Sleeping pad* (could bring two; foam ones will be more insulated)
- Tarp (to put under your sleeping bad and wrap over you to protect from drips in the cave)
- Pack cover or plastic bag for water repellence
- Wool/synthetic socks (at least three pairs)
- Boots (insulated, waterproof)
- Long sleeve (synthetic)
- Long underwear (synthetic)
- Warm jacket (fleece or wool)
- Warm pants (fleece or wool)
- Snow pants (two ideally so you have a non-frozen pair for the morning)
- Gaiters*
- Rain jacket
- Down jacket or extra fleece layer
- Underwear (at least three pairs; synthetic)
- Warm hat (wool or synthetic)
- Brimmed hat
- Waterproof gloves/mittens/liner gloves (at least two pairs; you can't have too many pairs of gloves in my opinion)
- Masks (multiple)/Hand sanitizer
- Sunglasses/goggles (Polarized, broad spectrum UV protection)
- Sunscreen
- Bowl, Cup, Spoon
- Stove + fuel*
- Water filtration device
- Water bottles (at least two liters)
- Headlamp/flashlight (spare batteries and/or second headlamp)
- Hand/foot warmers
- Tea candles (optional)
- Full change of clothes for sleeping
- Full change of clothes for in the morning (don't want you to be having to put on frozen clothes you used for digging the day prior)
- Change of clothes in the car
- 10 Essentials
- Toiletries (including blue bag; we won't have access to a bathroom)
Check out the gear that can be borrowed from the gear library. If you'd like to borrow anything from the gear library, please let Katy know by Feb 5