Snowshoe Clinics

SnowShoeing with RAGuides

The Renaissance Adventure Guides is pleased to offer you the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Colorado like few have seen it before!

Expand your horizons and learn another way to enjoy our snow-covered state with the RAGuide’s talented and experienced staff. The first evening’s two hour clinic is at the Renaissance Adventure Guides. We will cover snowshoeing topics such as proper dressing, hydration, caloric intake, orientation, route finding, use of GPS, avalanche awareness and a history of the sport. (If you are unable to attend our evening session, please call us and we will work on accomodating your schedule) The second date culminates with a full day testing your new skills in the spectacular setting of Rocky Mountain National Park!

Cost: $55.00
Gear Rental Package: $10.00
includes: snowshoes, poles and gaiters

Snowshoe clinic locations:
We now have the 1st night classroom portion of this clinic in three locations from 7-9pm, all followed by a day at Rocky Mountain National Park meeting at 9am for your day on the snow.
The classrooms are in Boulder, Lakewood, and Denver. Please view the dates and locations for these clinics below.

Boulder Location:
The Boulder Snowshoe classroom will be held at Alpine Sports, 2510 47th St., Boulder, CO 80302. To see a map for this location using Google Maps, please click: Map to Alpine Sports.

Dates for Boulder: (To sign up online, click on the trip/clinic of your choice.)
Dec 31 + Jan 03, 09
Jan 28 + Jan 31, 09
Feb 25 + Feb 28, 09

Denver Location:
The Denver Snowshoe classroom will be held at Edgeworks, 860 Broadway #A, Denver, CO 80203. To see a map for this location using Google Maps, please click: Map to Edgeworks.
Dates for Denver: (To sign up online, click on the trip/clinic of your choice.)
Dec 03 + Dec 06, 08
Feb 04 + Feb 07, 09

Lakewood Location:
The Lakewood Snowshoe classroom will be held at RA Guides Office, 2109 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80227. To see a map for this location using Google Maps, please click: Map to RA Guides Office.

Dates: (To sign up online, click on the trip/clinic of your choice.)
Mar 18 + Mar 21, 09

Custom Tours!

Let the Renaissance Adventure Guides’s experienced instructors create a custom trip for you and your group. Custom locations and instruction are available. Call the BOC for additional information, availability and rates.


Refund Policy
Classes cancelled 48 hours or more in advance are able to be rescheduled (subject to availability) without penalty. Within 48 hours of the class start time, funds are committed and you will be charged for the class. Refunds will only be given if RA Guides is unable to provide the class as described.

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Snowshoe Class
Rocky Mountain National Park


Also available:

Avalanche Awareness
Avalanche Level One Certification
for the Backcountry enthusiast.

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winter events!


BOC Snow Reports

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The Boulder Outdoor Center and Renaissance Adventure Guides have joined up to bring you these great classes and trips.

Please click for a map to Rocky Mountain National Park or for our list of recommended clothing.

If you want to print our snowshoe information with our schedule in a pdf format, please click here.
If needed, you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Group organizers may go on this trip for free! Click here for details.

New!
The Boulder Ranger District, including Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland has a new section on their website. They have maps, trails and information on snowshoeing. For more information click here!

Past Trips !

Check out pictures of past snowshoe trips.

99-00 Snowshoe trips.
2/10/01 Snowshoe Trip
12/16/02 Snowshoe Trip
1/11/03 Snowshoe Trip

For a current ski report please see: Snow Report with web cams.
We also have information on Brainard Lake, a great place to go snowshoeing.


Renaissance Adventure Guides
2109 S. Wadsworth Blvd.
Lakewood CO 80227



Questions?
Please call the BOC at:
303-444-8420



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