If you miss the snowflakes, feel the lack of oxygen and cannot stand overheated rooms, perhaps it's time to experience the outdoor comfort with the Winter Camping School. The Winter Camping School is not a survival class. It teaches how to prepare for and to enjoy the night out comfortably, how to pull your gear instead of carry it, and how to become a gourmet cook. It offers lots of tips to make the uninviting pleasant.

The school includes three lecture nights and three field trips. The first field trip is a one-day excursion to become familiar and try out equipment, while the other two are overnight outings. The school does not have any prerequisites, other than a positive attitude and tolerance to new endeavors.

This course is typically scheduled in January and February. For course fee, exact dates, registration form, and location of school lectures and fields trips, watch for the announcement in the Mile High Mountaineer . You must be a member of the Colorado Mountain Club to register for this course.