Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC - Overnight Snow Camping Trip - Smith Brook Area
An overnight snow camp to practice our snow camping and winter layering skills!
- Sat, Mar 13, 2021 — Sun, Mar 14, 2021
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Beginner
- Adults
- Easy
- Moderate
- Mileage: 4.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 400 ft
- 6 (8 capacity)
- 3 (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Practice snow camping skills and test out your layering system. Participants have the option of sleeping in a tent or attempting to dig and sleep in a snow cave for the night (bring a tent as a backup just in case).
Smith Brook Area
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Green Trails Benchmark Mtn No. 144
USGS Labyrinth Mtn - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
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*Mountaineers can provide. Let Carl know by Feb 8.
- Camping/snow travel Items
- 1-2person tent*
- Metal, collapsible snow shovel*
- Snowshoes*
- Trekking poles*
- Backpacking 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 pad and wrap over you to protect from drips in the cave)
- Pack cover or plastic bag for water repellence
- Clothing
- Wool/synthetic socks (at least two 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
- Heavy Down jacket*
- Underwear (at least two 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
- 10 essentials items
- 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
- Extra nice stuff
- 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
- any other 10 Essentials not mentioned here
- Toiletries (including blue bag; we won't have access to a bathroom)
- Camping/snow travel Items
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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 Carl know by Feb 8 (reference the gear library link above when requesting)
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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
Booties for the night. 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 tents.