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Skiing • Courses
Revised December 19, 2007 Course code: TBA The Everett Branch of the Mountaineers offers our Nordic/cross-country ski course during January-February. This course is designed especially for the beginning skier. Here is an opportunity to learn the basics of cross country skiing and to explore the wide range of skiing opportunities both off-track and on groomed trails. More experienced skiers are also welcome to join us to brush up on technique, make new friends and skiing partners, and to share their knowledge and enthusiasm with the class. More experienced students will ski greater distances and build on existing skills, but the emphasis for everyone is on fun and safety. Location: Consult the schedule for location and starting
times. Here is a map to the Snohomish
County PUD Building, 2320 California ST in Everett. The lectures
are usually 3 hours long. Locations for the three field trips
are selected Tours: Throughout the winter, students may participate in club-sponsored ski tours. A list of tours will be distributed in class, and they are also listed in the Go Guide and in the Skiing Trips section of The Everett Mountaineers web site. Tours are planned to provide students with opportunities to ski different terrain - on groomed trails, on logging roads, and in the backcountry. Here is a chance to find out what kind of skiing YOU like best! Graduation: To officially graduate, students must attend the class lectures, complete the three field trips, participate in one club-sponsored ski tour, and be a Mountaineers member. Students are encouraged to participate in Mountaineers-sponsored ski tours upon class completion to practice their newly discovered skills. Graduates will be presented with a certificate at the annual Everett branch awards banquet. Registration: See the course schedule for registration deadlines. This course is open to both Mountaineers members and the general public. Register online at www.mountaineers.org. Equipment and Fees: Students are also responsible for providing their own equipment. If you do not already own equipment, we recommend that you rent until you determine the type most appropriate for the skiing that you will be doing. Additional student costs includes sharing the cost of a Sno-Park permit at Lake Wenatchee state park (about $10 in total) and sharing transportation costs with drivers. Your course fee includes the cost of a trail pass at the Stevens Pass Nordic Center during the second field trip. COURSE SCHEDULE:
Course Information: Revised September 9, 2007 Course code: 12897 For Telemark Skiers, Alpine Touring Skiers, and Snowboarders of intermediate level or better who want to learn techniques for safe backcountry and glacier travel. This course is a two-part course: The first four lectures and three field trips are the Backcountry Skiing course. It covers avalanche awareness, transceiver searches, winter camping, route selection, and navigation. The Ski Mountaineering module is in addition to the Backcountry course and teaches rope management, and crevasse rescue for those people whose ambition involves skiing glaciers. Students can take just the Backcountry Course, or both. You must take the Backcountry Course to take the Ski Mountaineering Module. These courses fulfill the avalanche awareness training to participate on M-level trips. To graduate, students must attend all lectures, field trips, MOFA, and four M-level trips, including one overnight trip within three years. For course information, please contact: Mike Palmer, 425-258-3431, ski-back@everettmountaineers.org or Lee Wilcox. For enrollment sign up with the Club House or On Line www.mountaineers.org, sign ups will be taken the night of the first lecture if there is room. Vertical World, 2820 Rucker Ave., Everett (425-258-3431) COURSE SCHEDULE:
Revised September 9, 2007 Course code: 12899 Ski Mountaineering Module Schedule:
Revised September 9, 2007 Course code: 12895 The Everett Mountaineers offers an AIARE Level One Avalanche Safety course during December. The course is oriented towards backcountry skiers, climbers, scramblers and snowshoers. It includes instruction in avalanche awareness and avoidance, hazard evaluation, traveling in avalanche terrain, and avalanche rescue. The field trips involve very cold and wet weather with elevation gains up to 1,000'. Students of the Backcountry Ski and Snowboard courses and the Ski and Snowboard Mountaineering Course are automatically enrolled in the Avalanche Safety course; completion of the avalanche course is required for graduation from these courses. Other winter scramblers, climbers, skiers, and snowshoers - additional openings in the avalanche course are available. Course Fee: The fee does not apply to students enrolled in Everett , Backcountry, or Ski Mountaineering courses. Course Lectures: Please be on time - we have lots of information to cover. Please bring pencil and paper for taking notes. Equipment will be discussed at the first lecture. Shovels, probes, avalanche transceivers, and either skis or snowshoes (snowshoes recommended) are required for the field trips. 457-kHz single-frequency avalanche transceivers are required. The old 2.275-kHz single-frequency transceivers are not acceptable for the avalanche course. For course information, please contact: Mike Palmer, ski-back@everettmountaineers.org, or Lee Wilcox. For enrollment sign up with the Club House, 206-284-8484,or online at www.mountaineers.org, sign ups will be taken the night of the first lecture if there is room. Avalanche Safety Course Instructors: COURSE SCHEDULE:
Revised October 30, 2005 Course code: None Each year, we have an Avalanche Safety Review for instructors. We will review avalanche instructional techniques, new avalanche forecasting techniques, and beacon use. You must have your own avalanche rescue beacon (dual frequency or the new 457-kHz single frequency). This review is primarily for avalanche course instructors, but it is also open to anyone who has completed an avalanche course and has had beacon training. To information, contact Mike Palmer, 425-258-3431, ski-back@everettmountaineers.org. COURSE SCHEDULE:
Revised November 1, 2007 Course code: None This clinic is open to all qualified instructors of our basic Nordic
class who plan to instruct this year. The ski clinic is now required
for all new instructors and as a refresher every three years for
returning instructors. We will be learning some instruction techniques
and we might
also learn a few pointers to improve our own skiing as well! This
orientation is optional for those who attended last year, but mandatory
for new and returning instructors who did not attend. Contact
Carrie Strandell,
Course Coordinator,
360- 387-4605 for more information. COURSE SCHEDULE:
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