Winter & Spring Excursions Workshops
Updated:Winter and Spring Workshops
If you are a new hiker or an old mountain goat, check out our hiking workshops we hold at Cardigan Lodge. We have classes for all levels taught by our volunteer Trip Leaders. These people have been there, done that, and got a heck of a lot more than a t-shirt for their efforts. They came back with knowledge and experience. Let them share it with you and have a good time doing it. The food is darn good too! One of best places to get started is at our NH Chapter Annual Winter and Spring Workshops.
The Excursions Committee conducts two winter workshops and one spring workshop for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced hiker. These training sessions are geared for mountain safety; we instruct participants in equipment, logistics and trip planning, nutrition, map and compass, off-trail navigation, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, accident-scene management, group dynamics, and weather and the mountain environment. These courses are held at the AMC’s Cardigan Lodge in Alexandria, NH. The lodge holds approximately 60 adults. The workshops start on Friday night and end on Sunday afternoon. The cost includes two nights, lodging, two breakfasts, and one dinner. We have our own volunteer cooks, so you won’t go hungry! These workshops fill up fast, so apply as soon as you see our announcement in the chapter newsletter and web site, or the “AMC Outdoors magazine”. You won’t regret it!
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Excursions Leadership Training
Our Leadership Training program includes exercises in group dynamics, trip planning and logistics, participant screening, communication, handling difficult behaviors, and how to post your trip for approval, as well as outdoor practice in leading and basic map and compass.
Up to seven participants work in a small group with two instructors to understand the methods for planning and leading trips to smaller mountains or natural areas and the shoreline. The group members will use different learning techniques to try out and understand the many roles of a leader and how to apply these to outings. Each course includes plenty of time spent outdoors learning by doing. Maps and instructional materials will be provided.
Leadership training is available at our Winter and Spring schools as well as at leadership training workshops held each spring and fall. As with all NH Excursions activities you can register through the AMC Outdoor Connector.
Winter Hiking Series
The goal of this series is to provide you with the knowledge and training to safely hike the larger mountains of the Northeast during the winter months. The focus of this series is on single winter day hikes in the mountains of the Northeast, especially those in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.