Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC Backcountry Ski Trip - Roaring Ridge
Backcountry skiing in the wilderness that involves using climbing skins to go uphill and then skiing down! This trip has prerequisites. See leaders notes for details.
Contacts
- Mon, Feb 17, 2025
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.0
- Elevation Gain: 1,600 ft
- 3 (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
- Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This is an advanced trip. Please read the requirements carefully before signing up!
We are between locations. We’ll either venture into the Alpental Backcountry or the backcountry slopes adjacent to Hyak. We’ll try to finalize a location by Friday.
Students will either need to have their own alpine touring kit or rent one. Rentals are typically available from Pro Ski & Mountain Sports or Evo. Staff will not be able to assist with rentals and acquiring the gear is the responsibility of participants. MAC has a single transceiver and probe, along with a few shovels, available on first come first served basis. Alvaro has an extra beacon he can loan out as well.
Please do your backcountry preparation prior to this trip, including monitoring avalanche conditions. It is essential that everyone takes on a teamwork mindset when traveling in the backcountry and prepares appropriately.
Prerequisites:
At least 2 years of in-bounds skiing experience and ability to ski black diamond runs (not necessarily in good style) in any conditions. You must be able to get down the hill and "survival ski".
Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course completed / badge.
Completion of an AIARE L1 course OR completion of the NIKO course / NIKO badge. The NIKO course is typically offered by NWAC and hosted by MAC/The Mountaineers each winter and has a limited number of spaces and is offered as an adjunct to MAC for an additional fee.
Meet at Program Center basement at 6:50am. The carpool is leaving at 7:00am SHARP