Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC Snow 1 Field Trip - Stevens Pass Ski Area
The first snow skills field trip for MAC. Covering glacier travel basics - ice-ax self arrest, crampon use, snow camping, snow anchors, etc. This trip has prerequisites, see leader's notes for details.
- Sat, Apr 20, 2024
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Youth
- Casual
- Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
- 6 (11 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- 3 (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
See Trip Sheet for details.
This is a prerequisite for Snow 2 and glacier climbs in the summer. The prerequisites for Snow 1 are attendance at the weeknight glacier skills practice nights where students will be exposed to the skills they will be practicing on Snow 1 in a controlled environment at The Mountaineers.
A minimum of 2 glacier skills practice nights are required but more may be necessary for some. The more you attend, the more you will get out of the snow field trips and better prepared for glacier climbs you'll be.
Badges
students will earn:
Stevens Pass Ski Area
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USGS Stevens Pass
USGS Labyrinth Mtn
Green Trails Stevens Pass No. 176
Green Trails Alpine Lakes West (Stevens Pass) No. 176S - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
snow travel items
- 1-2person tent*
- Metal, collapsible snow shovel*
- Snowshoes*
- Trekking poles*
- Backpacking backpack
- Pack cover or plastic bag for water repellence
Technical items
- Ice axe*
- Picket with double sling*
- Crampons*
- Helmet*
- Clothing
- Wool/synthetic socks (at least two pairs)
- Mountaineering boots (waterproof, able to put crampons on them
- Long sleeve (synthetic)
- Long underwear (synthetic)
- Warm jacket (fleece or wool)
- Warm pants (fleece or wool)
- Waterproof pants
- Gaiters*
- Rain jacket
- Down jacket*
- Underwear (at least two pairs; synthetic)
- Warm hat (wool or synthetic)
- Sun hat
- Waterproof gloves/mittens/liner gloves (at least two pairs)
- Masks (multiple)/Hand sanitizer
- 10 essentials items
- Sunglasses/goggles (Polarized, broad spectrum UV protection)
- Sunscreen, chapstick
- Hand/foot warmers
Gear pickup: any gear marked with an * above can be borrowed from The Mountaineers. Contact MAC manager for gear borrowing.