Breakfast at 7:15 AM.
-Snowshoe Hike - Snowshoes will be distributed to participants. We will snowshoe near Trees For Tomorrow to get an idea of how to maneuver on snow. While snowshoeing, winter ecology will be discussed by trained Trees For Tomorrow professional staff. Examples may include: how ruffed grouse dive-bomb into snow and use it to insulate themselves from the harsh winter environment, how deer suvive the winter, and interpreting wildlife signs and tracks that we discover along the hike.
Lunch at 11:45 AM.
-Ski Instruction - We'll get outfitted for skis and poles, then get out on the snow! We will begin instruction on a groomed/tracked flat surface. Flatland instruction will include skills such as: learning how to fall and get up, weight balance/transfer, movement on skis, kicking and gliding, poling, double poling, and kick-double poling. Participants will then have a brief break to prepare for basic hill instruction. Hill instruction will take place at a groomed/tracked golf course. Hill skills to be taught include: snowplowing, herringbone, snowplow turns, and step turns. Instruction will be based on participants' skills levels and will be adjusted accordingly. The Trees For Tomorrow ski instructors are comfortable with many levels of skier abilities and teach lessons on a regular basis to 4th graders-adults.
Dinner at 5:00 PM.
-Evening Naturalist Program - Wolves, Bears, or Logging History. Trees For Tomorrow staff will present a program on wildlife or possibly discuss the logging era of the mid to late 1800s. Our staff is very knowledgeable in many different areas.
