Not cold enough for you? Camp out
Published 7:00 pm Friday, December 18, 2009
Once you get into the swing of cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, you might start thinking what a terrific idea it would be to camp out on the snow in freezing weather.
If that’s the case, Everett Mountaineers is offering a winter camping course in February. It will consist of two nights of lectures, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 3 and Feb. 17, with an overnight field trip Feb. 20 and 21.
Lectures will include a review of clothing and equipment, winter hazards, snow travel and winter camping techniques. A prerequisite is completion of either a snowshoe, skiing, basic climbing or scrambling course.
Others who wish to take the course may attended with leader permission, and must show that they have an equivalent background in mountaineering sports, with sufficient knowledge of proper clothing, the 10 essentials and some avalanche training.
The course is offered to both snowshoers and skiers, and the field trip will be appropriate for each. Participants must be competent at one of these, since those skills will not be covered in the course.
Lectures will be at Everett PUD, 2320 California St., Everett, and the field trip will be to Wenatchee Ridge.
Cost will be $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers. Registration is through www. mountaineers.org.
