Saturday

You’ll meet your guide at the lodge just before lunch to head off snowshoeing.

Enjoy hot chocolate on the trail.

In the afternoon, we’ll check in, grab a bunk and settle into our lodge for the night.

You can then spend your time socializing and hanging out in the common area. A great time to make new friends or curl up in the corner with a good book!

In the evening, we’ll get together in the kitchen and prepare our dinners.

Afterwards, we’ll have a White Elephant gift exchange and then start our holiday raffle.

If you are up for a moonlit snowshoe, we’ll be taking off into the night. Or, you may just hang out by the fire drinking cocoa and chatting with your new friends!

Sunday

We’ll have the option to get up early for a yoga & hike session. Or, you may just lounge around with your morning coffee.

Mid-morning we’ll all pack up our gear and start our next snowshoe tour or feel free to head out on some cross country skis.

Once we get back to our cars, we’ll cover some final thoughts and have our “see you laters”!

Snowshoeing: Hiking in snow

This trip is rated Beginner. We’ll be touring on mild terrain and enjoying our time in the hut.

Our pace will be a slow, and we estimate about 3-4 miles of travel over the course of the day.

We recommend that you stay well hydrated and fed prior to departure to assist in mitigating altitude sickness if you are coming from sea level.

Included in your booking:

• One night stay at the Sierra Club’s Hutchinson Lodge Saturday night. This rustic hut will be dedicated to Alpinistas attendees only! Whole place to ourselves!

• Beginner snowshoe clinic available for those new to snowshoeing

• Optional White Elephant gift giving exchange

• All guests entered into holiday raffle.

• Hot drinks (coffee, tea, hot chocolate), snacks and wine for the evening.

• Guided hikes & snowshoeing, snowshoes provided if you don’t have your own!

• Two Alpinistas female guides with you for the entire weekend.

• Discounts on gear through the Alpinistas store.

• All attendees entered into a raffle to win items from some of the brands in the Alpinistas store (Valued at over $200!)

Not included:

• Transportation from your hometown to group meeting point

• Trip insurance

• Meals (upgrade available at checkout) or use the kitchen on site.

• Guide gratuities

• Required gear, see in below section (available for rent when checking out)

• Personal items

• Sleeping and hiking gear.

• Cross country ski rentals

Pre-Trip Preparation Packet

• Overview on mountaineering

• Get to know the gear like crampons & ice axes

• Logistics for the in-person session

On Field Session

• Terrain & hazard awareness and decision-making

• Crampon usage and techniques and practice

• Techniques for walking on various types of terrain

• Ice axe techniques

• Ascent and descent, including glissading

• Self-arrest & practice

• Conditions permitting - optional small exploration at the end of the day combining all your new skills!