Intro to Winter Hiking Workshop

Join ACT and professional mountain guide, Calvin Tague, for an introduction to winter hiking workshop. If you are interested in learning the introductory skills required to hike in the winter in the White Mountains, this workshop is for you! We will cover all the basics you will need to know before venturing out on a winter hike, including how to pick trails, gear, maps, useful apps, emergency planning and more.

Please bring a pen and paper if you would like to take notes, be ready to handle and practice using gear, and have questions for our certified instructor. No previous winter hiking experience is required.

Bio: Calvin has been a professional in the outdoor industry for over a decade. He has led groups of varying experience levels into the backcountry to climb 14,000-foot peaks and bonded with a wide range of ages on expeditions across hundreds of miles of trail. Calvin attended Unity College in Maine, where he received a bachelor's degree in adventure-based environmental education. After college, he traveled the world as a guide and educator, including Nepal and Vietnam. Once back in the United States, Calvin worked for years in the Sierra Nevada, honing his technical knowledge and teaching classes like snow skills and river crossings. He currently teaches at the Oliverian school as their adventure pillar teacher and is certified in Wilderness First Aid, Single Pitch Rock Climbing, and is a certified White Mountain National Forest Guide.

Registration is required and will be capped at 10 participants. This program is free and open to the public, with a suggested $5 donation to support other ACT’s events.

What: Intro to Winter Hiking Workshop
When: Thursday, February 22nd
What Time: 5:30-6:30pm
Where: New ACT Office: RivaGale building: 461 Main Street - Unit 203, Franconia, NH 03580

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