Wednesday Workshops - Snow craft skills for Alpine Touring - Session 1
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Event Details
When:
Wed 17th Jun 2026 (6pm to 9pm)
Where:
1st and 2nd Padstow Scout Halls
105 Arab Road Padstow
Google Map
Cost:
Hamburgers for dinner and skills afterwards - $20.00
Participant No food option - $10.00
Registrations:
Open: Mon 25th May 2026 (11pm)
Close: Sun 14th Jun 2026 (12am)
Capacity:
Maximum 25 people
Register:
https://events.nsw.scouts.com.au/event/3495
Coordinator:
Christopher Ward
christopher.ward@nsw.scouts.com.au
Account:
South Metropolitan Region
sm.region@nsw.scouts.com.au
Brief Summary:
This workshop will cover some of the units in the VET module Use Snowcraft skills for Alpine Touring
Additional Information

Some of the topics we will cover

  1. Navigation and route planning in an alpine environement
  2. Emergency snow shelters
  3. Alpine and standard tents. Features and designs
  4. Avalanches and unstable snow conditions
  5. Alpine Hazards
  6. Field equipement for the Alpine environement
  7. Cold Injuries, Hypothermia and frostbite
  8. Environmentel impact in an Alpine area
  9. Clothing, Fabrics and PPE
  10. Cooking in sub zero conditions
  11. Transport, Pulks, Skis, dogs and snowshoes

This workshop will be catered for. Hamburgers for Dinner

What to bring

  1. Notebook
  2. Bring along your own Alpine kit for appraisal
  3. Compass and Navigation tools

 

 

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Event Documents

  Download Workbook- Use Snowcraft skills for Alpine Touring

This is a very comprehensive workbook for Alpine Touring

  Download Snowshoe workbook Overnight TP

  Download Introduction to Snow Camping Manual

This is a good introduction guide to snow camping

Registrations Open
Payment Options
This event is administered by:
South Metropolitan Region

Once you have submitted your registration, an invoice (summary sheet) will be generated with instructions on how to pay for this event. The following payment options will be available to you:

Credit/Debit Card