We are 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 held at different locations listed below. 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 accommodating your schedule) The second date
culminates with a full day testing your new skills in the spectacular
setting of Rocky Mountain National Park!
What physical shape is necessary for this trip?
To enjoy the sport of snowshoeing, you should be comfortable with hiking on trails in the summer. We will teach you how to snowshoe in a group, working as a team to hike through the snow. When a group of snowshoers are moving through snow breaking trail, the first person is working much harder than the last person, as the last person is snowshoeing on a packed trail. When the lead person gets tired, they step aside and let the next person in line break trail and they drop to the end of the group. Each person rotates to the front of the line, breaks trail for as long as they want to, hitting their target workout and then steps aside to drop to the end of the group. In this manner, everyone gets the exercise that they looking for.
Cost:
$79.00
Gear Rental Package:
$10.00
includes: snowshoes, poles and gaiters
Snowshoe clinic locations:
We start in a classroom at 8am and then proceed to Rocky Mountain
National Park for your day on the snow.
Please view the dates and locations for these clinics below.
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park
This class will start at 8:00am and meet at the Rocky Mountain Nature Center 1895 Fall River Road, Estes Park, Colorado 80517. Please use Googlemaps for directions to Rocky Mountain Nature Center
Dates for Rocky Mountain National Park: To sign up online, click on the trip/clinic of your choice.
Nov 29, 09
Dec 13, 09
Jan 17, 10
Jan 31, 10
Feb 14, 10
Feb 28, 10
Mar 14, 10
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