Location

Cardigan Lodge, Alexandria NH,
New Hampshire, Lakes Region,
NH

Registration

Overview

Resort-to-backcountry: downhill/alpine touring & telemark Weekend begins Friday at 6:30pm, ending Sunday at 4:00pm. Take your alpine or telemark skills from the resort to the backcountry! We will teach you the skiing and basic wilderness skills you need to tour the backcountry safely (and have fun!). Are you an intermediate or advanced alpine or telemark skier, who is tired of expensive lift tickets and long lines at resorts? Maybe you have been curious to try "backcountry skiing," but you weren't sure how to start. If so, you belong in this course! We will take those downhill skills you have honed in the resort, and help you translate them to the backcountry. You will learn how to navigate ungroomed snow, trees, and other natural obstacles on your alpine touring (AT) or telemark skis, how to use your climbing skins, and techniques for traveling in the wilderness safely and self-sufficiently. Over the course of the weekend, we will progressively tackle more challenging terrain and teach backcountry-specific skiing techniques. The meaning of survival skiing will be thoroughly explored! Prerequisites: Participants don't need previous backcountry skiing experience, but they should already be comfortable skiing blue downhill runs at resorts on alpine or telemark. We'll be outdoors for about 5 hours each day skiing and learning on various terrain with your full day. Required Equipment: back country or tele and back country boots or tele boots to match your skies. Climbing skins are required. Backpack, winter gear for back country etc… see list Register online along with your payment

AMC Trip Policy

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Driving Directions

Do not follow your GPS. We will email you this winters directions when you register.