Winter Wilderness Survival

So now you have learned from the other classes how to get out and play in the winter wilderness, but what do you do if you get stuck out there for an unplanned night while on a day trip?  This course will be held in Colorado Springs and will discuss the gear requirements and concepts of survival in the winter wilderness of Colorado.  We will then spend two days (one night) in the wilderness to put those concepts to practice.  Attendance at all sessions is required to earn the badge.  We will build multiple types of winter shelters and review other winter survival tips and tricks.  We will backpack in on snowshoes for a short distance with full gear, but the intent is to spend the night in snow shelters using just what you carry on a winter day trip, or a bit more if you are concerned.  We will have our extra gear as a backup.  The classroom session will be in Colorado Springs, from 6:00p to 9:30p and location details will be provided to registered students by the Course Leader.

The field session will be conducted as a separate trip with the date, time and location details provided to registered students during the classroom session and/or via coordination email.

A general fitness level to travel on snowshoes, and dig snow shelters for long periods is required.  The target audience is anyone who goes on day trips in the winter in any snow environment.