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Winter Skills Clinic: Snowshoe

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Angelina puts her leg in the air while snowshoeing with snow covered trees behind her.

Trips to be scheduled.

Learn how to lead a Snowshoe Trip on the snow covered trails around Oregon’s tallest volcano! Weather permitting, we’ll head up to one of the many amazing snow-covered trails on the east side of Mt. Hood, where we’ll snow shoe through snow-capped trees and admire the best views of Mt. Hood. Snowshoeing takes a fair amount of energy, but it is great exercise and doesn’t require any previous experience. This trip is a great way to explore the snowy mountain you can see from campus by escaping to this beautiful winter wonderland.

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How to Register

Registration Opens:

Friday, December 1st

Trip Fee: $20 / $10*

*If you qualify for any federal financial aid, the trip fee is cut in half thanks to scholarship funding from ASLC. We accept cash, checks, credit/debit cards, and apple/samsung/google pay.

How to Sign Up:

To register for a trip, stop by the College Outdoors pop-up desk in East Hall, outside the office for the Vice President of Student Life, by Maggie’s Courtyard. The desk is staffed Monday - Friday 11:30am-1:30pm, and Monday - Thursday 4pm-6pm.

When trips are first posted on Fridays, you can write your name on the paper trip sign-up sheet to save your spot until the following Tuesday at 5pm. You can pay to secure your spot right away, or return to pay by that following Tuesday at 5pm. After that, all trips spots are first-paid, first-served.

Trip Type

Day Trip
Snowshoeing

Physical Demands

No experience necessary! We’ll teach you everything you need to know about snowshoeing!

Participants should be prepared to spend several hours outdoors snowshoeing on uneven terrain. Distance and speed will vary and be tailored to group needs.

Accessibility accommodations are available, contact outdoors@lclark.edu.

What to Expect

☐ Sleeping indoors
☐ Sleeping outdoors
☐ Electricity
☐ Wifi
☐ Cell phone service
☐ Heating
☐ Beds
☑ Bathrooms
☐ Gender-inclusive bathrooms
☐ Showers
☐ Wheelchair accessible
☑ Food for any Dietary Restrictions

Amenities

Pre-Trip Meeting

College Outdoors trips have a Pre-Trip Meeting (PTM) prior to the trip to help you prepare, which takes place at the Sequoia warehouse on the Graduate Campus.

At this meeting you’ll meet the trip leaders and other participants, learn more about the trip activity, location, and schedule, and be given a packing list of everything you need for your trip. The trip leaders and Sequoia staff will then help you find and borrow anything on the packing list that you’d like to borrow. We have high-quality outdoor clothing and equipment, and it’s all free to use for your trip!

If you miss a Pre-Trip Meeting, check your email for important info you missed.

Sequoia Warehouse

Sequoia is the College Outdoors warehouse, located on the Graduate Campus. Everything you’ll need is available for free when you come on a College Outdoors Trip. At Sequoia you will find:

Clothing needed for your trip, including any relevant outerwear and specialty items needed for the activity. Sizes range from XS - XXL and come in gendered an non-gendered designs.
Gear needed for your trip, such as sleeping bags, backpacks, water bottles, and much much more.
Equipment such as tents, cookware, first-aid kits, and boats, which trip leaders will pack for each trip as needed.
Gender-neutral bathrooms, which can also be used as changing rooms.
Staff available to answer your questions.