THIS TRIP IS LIMITED TO FULLY VACCINATED MEMBERS ONLY. CARPOOL DRIVERS HAVE THE OPTION TO REQUIRE EVERYONE ELSE IN THE CAR WHERE A MASK.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A LAST MINUTE VENUE CHANGE DUE TO CHANGED SNOW CONDITIONS
Snowshoeing is almost as easy as walking. We recommend you do NOT buy snowshoes before this clinic. Borrow some or rent a pair at REI or your local mountain store, get snow baskets (usually the same brand) to fit your hiking poles, be sure your hiking boots are waterproof, add some high gaiters, and you will be good to go.This clinic is for CMC members who have NEVER SNOWSHOED BEFORE (or have had only bad experiences ;-)IF YOU HAVE BEEN ON A CMC BEGINNER SNOWSHOES TRIP BEFORE, please wait until the day before the trip date to sign up, in order to reserve scarce places for true newbies. There are plenty of regular snowshoe trips on the calendar. If you are nervous about that, be sure to speak to the leader before the trip and to your fellow 'shoers at the TH. Everyone will want to be sure you have a good time. TO ENSURE THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE ON TRIP DAY, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS BRIEF PRE-ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO TRIP DAY: Read "Preparing for a Snowshoe Trip," which provides links at the end to some very short videos and illustrated instructions on how to snowshoe. You also can get to that document by going straight to the cmcdenver.org member resources page.
Trip is to the Lost Creek Wilderness, just outside Bailey. Payne Creek Trail/Brookside McCurdy Trail FS Trailhead. Directions:
Meet at the Fort pull-out, Morrison/Evergreen exit on Rt 285 South at 6:45am am for a not later than 7:00am departure.
We will stop at the Bailey Loaf n Jug, just before we reach the TH, 173 Bulldogger Rd, at the stoplight.
Upon leaving the Loaf n Jug, continue south on Hwy 285 for 3.6 miles. Turn left onto Cty Rd 64A (at Bailey Propane and the Riverbend Market), then an almost immediate sharp right onto FS 109. Go 1.6 miles. The Trailhead parking lot is on the left.
Linda Lawson 303/842-7040
Whenever you have to cancel out of a CMC trip, it is your responsibility to do that online. I will see that you cancelled. Here's how: Log in to cmc.org>Members>My Membership>My trips> find this trip (all your upcoming trips are listed in date order) click "cancel."
IN ADDITION: Please TEXT me if you have to cancel the night before or the morning of. Emails will be lost in my inbox.
We'll show you how to select and wear snowshoes, a few principles of snow travel, trail choice, fastening snowshoes to your pack, and anything else you want to know. We want you to leave this trip excited to sign up for the next one.
Please bring the 10 essentials appropriate to the weather and a guided day trip:
If you haven't yet re-provisioned your pack for winter sports, consider these items:
I will send out an email a two days prior to the trip date with trail conditions. Do not assume bad weather means the trip is canceled. We only cancel if the roads are treacherous. We just try to dress appropriately.
The approximate drive of 56-mile round trip will require a contribution from each passenger to the driver. 56 miles x .30 = $17.00 per car, to be split equally between all people in the car, including the driver. Please bring small bills to reimburse your driver. Driver does not accept VENMO or other forms of cash alternatives.
Students, please send any feedback, suggestions or comments to cmcbeginnerss@gmail.com.