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Snow Skills One Day Refresher

Field trip: Mountaineers Adventure Club

Snow Skills One Day Refresher - Stevens Pass Ski Area

This is a one day trip for returning MAC students to practice their snow skills so they are fresh for the upcoming season. We will cover snow 1 and crevasse rescue.

Contacts

Hank Stein
Hank Stein
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • Casual
  • Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
  • FULL, 2 on waitlist (13 capacity)
  • FULL (3 capacity)
  • 1 (2 capacity)
  • Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
  • Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This one day field trip is meant for students who already have experience with glacier travel basics and will be a refresher for these students. For all new MAC students please sign up for the overnight snow 1 later on April 26-27/ 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.

TBD

Route/Place

Stevens Pass Ski Area


  • USGS Stevens Pass
    USGS Labyrinth Mtn
    Green Trails Stevens Pass No. 176
    Green Trails Alpine Lakes West (Stevens Pass) No. 176S
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

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 (consider bringing a second pair so you don’t have to put on soggy pants in the morning)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Food (1 breakfast, 2 lunch, 1 dinner)
  • Extra nice stuff
  • Backpack
    • 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
    • A pair of extra shoes that you can get wet (an old pair of sneakers, so you don’t have to wear mountaineering boots all day)
    • Toiletries (including blue bag; we won't have access to a bathroom)
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