Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC - Backcountry Ski Trip - Paradise Area (winter)
A back country ski trip for MAC. There is homework that is due by the pre-trip meeting. Please see meeting place and time & leader's notes.
Contacts
- Sun, Dec 6, 2020
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Youth
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,200 ft
- 2 (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
See trips sheet (Mandatory pre-trip homework described on trip sheet. Due by the time of the pre-trip meeting. Participants will not be allowed to join trip without completing homework and other trip prep items.)
Pre-Trip Meeting: Tuesday 12/1 @ 5pm via Zoom.
All students, leaders, parents, drivers, chaperones, etc, should attend this meeting.
Meeting ID: 893 5423 3437
Prepare to show the items you'll be bringing with you on the trip at this meeting.
Prerequisites:
Mountaineers WFA badge or equivalent first aid experience
Mountaineers Avalanche Awareness Course badge or equivalent experience. Students who participated in the MAC + NWAC course last year qualify.
All people should be able to ski black diamond slopes at a resort in any condition, and have been backcountry skiing or splitboard riding using skins at least once.
Pre-Trip Meeting: Tuesday 12/1 @ 5pm via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 893 5423 3437
IMPORTANT: Chains will be required to be carried by all vehicles, AWD/4WD included.
Paradise
-
USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Paradise No. 270S
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Boots, skis/snowboard, poles
- Climbing skins
- Avalanche shovel (metal blade)
- Avalanche beacon - Two or three antenna version required
- Avalanche probe
- Snowboarders must have split boards (no snowshoes).