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GreenMAP Trips and Workshops Spring 2008

GreenMAP Trips are free student led outings open to the entire Green Mountain College community. Many of our trips require no prior experience, and our trained student leaders are ready to teach you! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer leader, take a look at our ALPSS information page. For more information on our trips/workshop offerings please call us:(802)287-8383 or email us at: GreenMAP@greenmtn.edu 

GreenMAP weekday program sign ups start on Monday a week before the trip and have no pre-trip meeting. Meet at the GreenMAP office at the time specified. DO NOT SKIP CLASS TO ATTEND OUR PROGRAMS.

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Complete Spring 2008 Trip Schedule 

Workshop: WFR Recert Class

 

Dates: Jan 4-6

Sign-up: Nov. 27

Cost:$150

Leaders: Julie Nordyke

 

Description:  This Three-Day Open Re-Certification Challenge course may be used as a Re-Certification option for those with a current WMA Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness EMT certification.  WEMT's must have a current EMT-B or Paramedic certificate.  SIGN UP BY DECEMBER 28!

Workshop: GMAP Institutional Training (GreenMAPIT)

Dates: Jan.25-27

Leaders: Bruce

 

Description: FOR CURRENT GREENMAP LEADERS - GreenMAPIT will take place in the Breadloaf Wilderness of the Green Mountains staying at Skylight Pond. Training topics will include Site Management and Travel Strategies for snowshoeing and backcountry skiing, Natural History with alumni Craig Cimmons, Ration Cooking, and Off Trail Navigation. 

Trip: Snowshoeing

 

Dates: February 1-3

Sign-up: Jan. 21st

Pre-Trip Meeting: Jan. 30th 8:30

Leaders: Erika & Kevin

 

Description: Winter brings a sense of remoteness to the Adirondacks that you won’t find in the warmer months, and there is no time more beautiful than February. Participants should be prepared to spend 2 nights and three days hiking in the snow including a winter ascent of Pharaoh Mountain.

Trip with fees: Ski/Snowboard Jay Peak VT

Dates: February 1-3

Cost: $95

Sign-up: Jan. 21st

Pre-Trip Meeting: Jan. 30th 8:30

Participants: 20

Leaders: Bruce & Annie Laurie

 

Description:  Join GreenMAP and the Student Activities Board for a trip to Jay Peak, Vermont.  Jay is well known for receiving the most natural snow in New England.  In fact, they get almost twice as much as your average New England Resort.  With some of the best glade runs in the northeast, and a classic Vermont feel, Jay should be on your list of resorts to visit before you graduate.  Student Activities has chipped in to lower the cost of lodging at a local hostel, and GreenMAP will be providing free tele ski rentals.  GreenMAP will also provide transportation and dinner both nights.  Breakfast is included with our stay at Grampa Grunts Lodge.

Trip: Zero 2 Hero Ice Climbing

Dates: February 9-10, 16-17

Sign-up: Jan. 28th

Pre-Trip Meeting: Feb. 6th 8:30

Leaders: Behney & Stuessy

 

Description: This climbing trip is geared for beginners with instruction provided to improve your technique on vertical ice. Enjoy two weekends of instruction in Adirondack Park, home to some of the finest ice in the northeast.

Trip: Backcountry Ski/Snowshoe- 

Breadloaf Wilderness

Dates: February 9-10

Sign-up: Jan.28

Pre-Trip Meeting: Feb. 6th 8:30

Leaders: Bruce & Erika

 

Description: MMMMM....Breadloaf.  The Breadloaf Wilderness is located in a snow pocket east of Middlebury and contains some high and wild skiing and snowshoeing on and off trail.  Skiers will wind their way through some excellent glades while snowshoers will enjoy the quiet classic wilderness on our way to the Skylight Pond cabin Saturday night.  Skiers need to be able to ski at an intermediate level as well as be able to tour up hill for extended periods of time.

Workshop: Wilderness First Responder

Dates: Spring Break

Sign-up: February 18th

Cost: $500

Leaders: Mat Erpelding of WMTC

 

Description: The Wilderness First Responder course has been designed specifically to meet the needs of wilderness guides, expedition leaders, and outdoor instructors. It is the outdoor education and recreation industry’s' standard for wilderness medical training. It is the wilderness medicine training course for outdoor professionals...and the course you want your friends to have taken before you travel with them. The course includes WMTC adult CPR certification.

Trip with fees: Rock Climbing & Backpacking in Joshua Tree National Park

Dates: Spring Break

Cost: $860

Sign-up: Jan 21st

Pre-Trip Meeting: Feb. 20, 8:30

Leaders: Zach & Nate

 

Description: Coming Soon!

 

Trip: Ice Climbing

Dates: March 14-16

Sign-up: Mar. 5th

Pre-Trip Meeting: Mar. 12th 8:30

Leaders: Nate & Zach

 

Description: Live free and climb. Join GreenMAP on a weekend trip to White Mountain Ice! We will venture to New Hampshire to work on improving your vertical ice technique, and increasing your climbing time. Beginner and experienced climbers welcome.

Trip: Backcountry Skiing

Dates: March 15th

Sign-up: Mar. 5th

Pre-Trip Meeting: Wed. Mar.12th 8:30

Leaders: Bruce

 

Description: Do you like to earn your turns? This trip will involve a good bit of touring as well as downhill fun. Location will be determined based the conditions La Nina provides us. Possibilities include Dix and Big Slide Mountains in the Adirondacks, Breadloaf Wilderness and Mt. Mansfield in the Green Mountains, or Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts. A high intermediate level of skiing ability is required.

Trip: Snowshoeing

Dates: April 4-5

Sign-up: Mar. 24th

Pre-Trip Meeting: Apr. 2nd 8:30

Leaders: Erika & Lisa

 

Description: Join GreenMAP for a two-night, three-day excursion on The Long Trail. We will incorporate winter camping skills while snowshoeing on Vermont's famous trail.

Trip: Backcountry Skiing- Tuckermans Ravine

Dates: April 25-26

Sign-up: Apr. 7

Pre-Trip Meeting: Apr. 23rd 8:30

Leaders: Bruce & Zach

 

Description: Tucks is THE backcountry destination on the East Coast and in late April the spring season is in full swing.  With most ski routes being at least 45 degrees and some more, this trip is for skiers and snowboarders who can ride at an expert level.  We will be back on campus for Honors Tea.