Glacier Skiing Fundamentals

Location

Boulder, Colorado

Group Size

Max 30 people

Duration

2 hours

Come out to La Sportiva, Boulder to get an introduction to glacier skiing fundamentals.

Skiing on glaciers we often want to take the rope off, to ya know… ski.  This means that not falling into a crevasse is a lot more important than if we are climbing on the glacier roped up in the classic style.  It also means it’s a much less forgiving learning environment.  

Skiing on glaciers it is far more important to understand how to avoid falling into a crevasse than how to rescue someone after they do.  This session we will discuss some fundamentals of glaciers skiing and how to avoid falling into them.  

We will focus on glaciology and how the seasonality of snow creates more or less dangrous glaciers as well as travel strategies to manage them.

Anyone signed up for a field session season this season can attend for free, there is a code available in your confirmation email. This program is also free for members of the Boulder Skimo Club.

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