Winter Leadership Level 1

 
This course is being offered in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting. Successful graduates will be certified to lead trips into class 1 hiking terrain in winter conditions per the the description for Class 2 terrain in the hiking terrain matrix.

Course fee includes instruction and student manual.

Course Content:

The primary learning content for this course will be reading the course manual and completion of the pre-course exercises.The field portion of the course will be 50% discussion and practice of the topics followed by an exam with theoretical and practical components.

Topics covered include:

• Clothing selection for various winter conditions
  
• Preparing an activity plan for a particular location under specified weather conditions
  
• Understanding what specialized equipment is required and how to use it
  
• Understanding the additional group management skills required for winter over summer environments
  
• being able to recognize and respond to the onset of cold injury
  
• Understanding the role of nutrition and water intake in winter conditions
  
• Recognizing how to manage slippery surfaces
  

Prerequisites: The LL1 certification is a prerequisite to take this course.