[pct-l] 2-day snow camp refresher interest

[Mtnned at aol.com (Mtnned@aol.com)]

Hi, all!
 
Sorry about the number of posts on this subject, but there seems to be a  lot 
of interest in a simple, fun snow camping weekend refresher course.  We  
began offering these back in the early '80s and have found them to be really  
rewarding.  They cause you to get away from your frantic planning and get  out 
there to do a systems check (equipment, clothing, food, skills, technique  tips, 
altitude change, fitness, etc.) on yourself and your gear, plus fall down  a 
little in the snow and laugh.
 
These trips go one weekend per month from Thanksgiving on. They are a  
beginner's course and prerequisite to the 3, 4, and 7-day more skilled trips  
covering either more distance or higher altitude or both, as is the case with  the 
Real Deal, Red Line Route.
 
Since time is of the essence, many of you can't take Monday or Friday off,  
and there has been so much interest, who would like a simple refresher course 
on  one of these weekends:
March 18/19    March 25/26   April 15/16?
 
The 2-day is a snow camping refresher course designed to teach or  remind  
you 
of how to deal with on-snow issues like traveling over snow  and ice, crampon 
 
and ice axe use (if requested), avalanche recognition  and avoidance, route  
finding, water acquisition, in-tent cooking,  frozen boots and canteens,  
etc..  
This is a base camp trip; no  daily miles except to explore, climb,  learn, 
and laugh. These courses  are part of our regular school offerings and cost 
$200. 
 
The 4-day, for you guys called "PCT-Prep.", is designed to simulate  what you 
will have to do on the JMT on snow when you get there.  We  attempt to do 10 
miles a day on snowshoes 
or skis making a circuit of  Desolation Wilderness while learning and 
applying snow travel skills. You must  be physically fit for this one. This is a 
benefit course for thru hikers and  costs only $50 with ten students. The next one 
goes April 7-10.
 
Mtnned
Mountain Education