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TAC MAC Ski/Splitboard Touring Skills

Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club - Tacoma

TAC MAC Ski/Splitboard Touring Skills - Chair Peak Circumnavigation

Backcountry ski trip. First choice is Chair Peak Circumnav, if conditions allow. If not, we will look at other local alternatives.

Contacts

Sarah Holt
Sarah Holt
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • *Varies*, Moderate, M2 Advanced Ski
  • Challenging

TBD

We will practice skills for ski touring, including:

  • Efficient skinning movements
  • Track setting
  • Kick turns
  • Transitions
  • Avalanche safety
  • Group management and decision-making in a bc ski setting
Route/Place

Source Lake


  • Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass No. 207
    USGS Snoqualmie Pass
    Green Trails Snoqualmie Pass Gateway No. 207S
  • See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Participants must source their own backcountry set up. The Mountaineers does not have any available for loan.

  • Skis with a touring binding (frame binding, tech binding, or shifts are all acceptable) or splitboard
  • Ski touring boots with a walk mode, or snowboard boots if splitboarding
  • Ski helmet
  • Goggles
  • Skins
  • Poles

Avalanche safety equipment (The Mountaineers may be able to source these for you)

  • Avalanche beacon
  • Probe
  • Snow shovel

Other:

  • Appropriate clothing for snow travel
  • 10 essentials
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