Winter 2012-2013 Schools and Clinics

APPLICATIONS FOR ADANCED MOUNTAINEERING SCHOOL AVAILABLE NOW.
ALL OTHER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE STARTING OCT 12. On-line registration will also begin Oct 15. To register for any winter course please download the appropriate application, fill it out and email it to bmswinter@cmcboulder.org. Once your application is accepted, you will receive an email with details on how to sign-up and make payment using the CMC state on-line system. No one is allowed to sign up on line without first sending in the application.

The Boulder Group of the CMC offers a variety of schools and clinics for our members.  All of our schools focus on safety, preparation, skills development and good stewardship as keys to enjoying the mountains.  We believe in fostering teamwork and empowering the learner to make good decisions about safety.

All lectures are held at the Boulder Group Clubroom  (unless explicity stated otherwise): 633 South Broadway Unit K, Boulder, Colorado,80305. This is in the Table Mesa Shopping Center, around the corner (west) from Neptune Mountaineering.

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Advanced Mountaineering School

Telemark Clinic

Tele/At Backcountry Ski Clinic

Avalanche Schools

Avalanche Schools

Basic Snow

Ice Climbing Clinic

Winter Camping Clinic

Ski Mountaineering School

 

School-Clinic

Date

Description

Advanced Mountaineering School

Applications available on-line Deadline for submission is 11/30/12.

Schools Starts Jan 8, 2013.  The Boulder CMC's expedition mountaineering course. The course covers trip planning, winter camping, ice climbing, glacier travel, crevasse rescue. At the end of the course, students will plan and execute a winter overnight peak ascent $130.
Lectures: 1/08/13, 1/15/13, 1/23/13,1/29/13,2/5/13,2/12/13
Field Trips: 1/26/13, 2/2-3/13, 2/9/13 or 2/10/13, 2/16-18/13 or 2/16-19/13 

Area Telemark Clinic

Lecture:11/28/12   Field trips: 12/1/12 (no snow date 1/5/13) & 12/15/12

For beginner to  advance telemark skiers who want to learn more technique. All Lectures are held at CMC Boulder Group Clubroom , 7pm. $70. Lift tickets are additional $33/day.

NSP Avalanche Level I

Lectures:11/27/12, 12/4/12 (6-10pm)

Field Trips: 12/08/12 & 12/09/12 (both days)

Introduction to avalanche awareness and safety, including identifying avalanche terrain and making good route finding decisions, performing field test to learn snow stability, recognizing weather, terrain and snow-pack factors contributing to instability, and learning fast and efficient transceiver search and rescueNote:  Taught by Bryan Mountain Nordic Ski patrol, local volunteer ski patrol. Participants will receive National Ski Patrol Avalanche Level 1 Certificate.  All Lectures are held at CMC Boulder Group Clubroom , 6-10pm. $130

AIARE Avalanche Level I

Lectures:1/10/13, 1/11/13 (6-10pm)

Field Trips: 1/12/13 & 1/13/13 (both days)

The level one is a 3 day/24 hour introduction to avalanche hazard management. The course is expected to: Prove a basic understanding of avalanches; Describe a framework for decision making and risk management in avalanche terrain; Focus on identifying the right questions, rather than on providing �answers.�; and Give lessons and exercises that are practically oriented, useful, and applicable in the field. Students can expect to develop a good grounding in how to prepare for and carry out a trip, to understand basic decision making while in the field, and to learn rescue techniques required to find and dig up a buried person (if an avalanche occurs and someone in the party is caught). Note:  Taught by Local AMGA guides who are AIARE Certified Instructors. Participants will receive AIARE Avalanche Level 1 Certificate.  All Lectures are held at CMC Boulder Group Clubroom , 6-10pm. $325

Tele/AT Backcountry Ski Clinic

Applications available 11/03. Deadline for applications is 1/15/11.

To provide Tele and AT enthusiasts back country /peak skiing safety skills for the Colorado backcountry, including survival skills, survival skiing and peak skiing/navigation. Open to Intermediate or above Telemark/AT skiers. Three Lectures  1/16/13,1/23/13,1/30/13  . Three Field Trips: 1/27/13,2/3/13,2/10/13 .  All Lectures are held at CMC Boulder Group Clubroom , 7pm. $90

Intro to Ski Touring Clinic

Lecture: Lecture: TBD Choose One. Field trips: TBD. Ski Touring Field Trips: TBD.

For beginner to intermediate classic skiers who want to learn or improve technique and venture into backcountry ski touring

Ice Climbing Clinic

Lecture: 1/3/13 (7pm)

Field trips: 1/12/13 or 1/13/13

Intended for those who would like to gain exposure to the basics of climbing ice. BRS or equivalent Required.  All Lectures are held at CMC Boulder Group Clubroom , 7pm. $40

Ski Mountaineering

Applications available 12/15/12.

Deadline for applications is 2/15/13.

The AT/Ski Mountaineering course is designed to acquaint CMC members with the skills, attitudes, and awareness needed for ski mountaineering tours, such as 13er and 14er ski descents in Colorado, and ski traverses such as the Haute Route in the Alps or the Wapta Traverse in Canada. Dates: TBD

Winter Camping

Lecture 1/7/13   Field Trip: 1/19-20/13

This clinic is geared toward those with minimal winter camping experience and topics will include tent camping, building snow structures such as kitchens, snow walls and emergency shelters such as snow caves.All Lectures are held at CMC Boulder Group Clubroom , 7pm. $30