Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club

Seattle MAC - NIKO Course Classroom Session - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Classroom session of the NIKO Course - Winter Backcountry Preparedness for Youth. 1 part of a 5 part series. Ensure you are registered for all 5 classroom sessions in addition to the February 5th field day. No credit for partial completion. This course has no prerequisites and is open to anyone interested. See leader's notes for details.

Contacts

Primary Leader

Qualified Youth Leader

Tue, Jan 11, 2022
Committee: Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
Activity Type: Youth
Audience: Youth

Leader Rating: Casual

Availability: 2 (12 capacity)
Instructor Availability: FULL (2 capacity)
Cancellation & Refund Policy

Meeting place and time

7:00-8:30pm - Mountaineers Program Center - Cascade A classroom

Leader's notes

The NIKO Course is a teen-centric winter backcountry preparedness course that will prepare students to approach backcountry recreation in the winter with a risk-management, critical thinking based mindset. Students will learn how to communicate and work as a team, how to evaluate the danger of avalanche terrain, and how to make good decisions in the backcountry. This is not a substitute for an AIARE L1 course and students interested in backcountry skiing outside of MAC should consider complementing the NIKO course with an AIARE L1 course, and/or AIARE Avalanche Rescue course.

See the NIKO Foundation FB page for more info: https://www.facebook.com/NIKOFoundation

Prerequisite information: There are no prerequisites to participate.

Successful completion of this course, including attendance at all 5 classroom sessions as well as the Feb 5th field day, is a prerequisite for joining backcountry skiing trips in MAC.

Students should bring note-taking materials and be sure they are on time.

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