Backcountry Touring Lecture 3 - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

Lecture: Backcountry Touring Course

Backcountry Touring Lecture 3 - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

Trip Planning, Weather and Navigation.

  • Easy
  • 3 (9 capacity)
  • 4 (5 capacity)
  • Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
  • Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Leader's notes

Trip planning, weather, and navigation

    1. Weather
    2. Avalanche forecasting
    3. Navigation for ski touring
    4. Group travel: how far and how steep they can cover
    5. Touch on the AIARE framework: Include a discussion around using the AIARE field book and the ‘ride together, decide together’ mentality.

Tacoma Program Center @ 6:00 PM

Route/Place

Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

No equipment is required.

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