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Winter Camp - Day Expeditions - Basecamp - CMC State - 2026
Wed, Dec 23, 2026

Winter Camp - Day Expeditions - Basecamp

Students will step into a winter expedition at Basecamp, where they’ll build essential outdoor skills,

No Prerequisites
24 participants
Registration closes Dec 21
CMC State
Alec Backhus
Boulder Trip Leader School Scenario Sessions - Boulder - 2026
Rolling Enrollment: Thu, Jan 1, 2026 - Thu, Dec 31, 2026

Boulder Trip Leader School Scenario Sessions

Complete Trip Leader Skills Course as the third step in your CMC trip leader journey!

Prerequisites
245 participants
Boulder
Mike McGurkin
Winter Camp: Day Expeditions - Ice Skating & Backcountry Cooking - 2026/2027 - 4-6grade
Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Day Expeditions - Ice Skating & Backcountry Cooking

Learn what it takes to be a mountaineer and explore the winter ecosystems of Colorado!

No Prerequisites
12 participants
Registration closes Dec 23
CMC State
Alec Backhus
Winter Camp: Day Expeditions - Sledding & Winter Ecology - 2026/2027 - 1-3grade
Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Day Expeditions - Sledding & Winter Ecology

Learn what it takes to be a mountaineer and explore the winter ecosystems of Colorado!

No Prerequisites
11 participants
Registration closes Dec 23
CMC State
Alec Backhus
Winter Camp: Day Expeditions - Sledding & Winter Ecology - 2026/2027 - 4-6grade
Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Day Expeditions - Sledding & Winter Ecology

Learn what it takes to be a mountaineer and explore the winter ecosystems of Colorado!

No Prerequisites
12 participants
Registration closes Dec 23
CMC State
Alec Backhus
Intermediate Snowshoe – Brainard Lake Rec Area - Winter Gateway
Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Intermediate Snowshoe – Brainard Lake Rec Area - Winter Gateway

Snowshoeing Trip
A 6.4 mile snowshoe along the Waldrop Trail in the Brainard Lake Recreation Area, out
No Prerequisites
9 participants
Registration opens Dec 1
Denver
Steve Norman
Winter Camp: Day Expeditions - Ice Skating & Backcountry Cooking - 2026/2027 - 1-3grade
Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Day Expeditions - Ice Skating & Backcountry Cooking

Learn what it takes to be a mountaineer and explore the winter ecosystems of Colorado!

No Prerequisites
12 participants
Registration closes Dec 23
CMC State
Alec Backhus
TCS Glacier Travel - CMC Denver - 2027
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 - Sat, May 1, 2027

TCS Glacier Travel

formerly known as High Altitude Mountaineering School (HAMS)

Prerequisites
5 participants
Registration closes Dec 18
Technical Climbing Section
Jennifer Bealer
TCS Advanced Alpine Climbing School - Ice - 2027
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 - Sun, Jan 10, 2027

TCS Advanced Alpine Climbing School - Ice

Building upon the skills learned in ACS and other TCS class offerings, Advanced ACS is

Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Dec 1
Technical Climbing Section
Kelly Greaser
Lecture - Adv Ice
Wed, Jan 6, 2027

Lecture - Adv Ice – Climbing Wall

Climbing Lecture: TCS Advanced Alpine Climbing School - Ice
Lecture for TCS Advanced Alpine School
No Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Dec 1
Technical Climbing Section
Kelly Greaser
Lecture Component
Wed, Jan 6, 2027

Lecture Component – West Classroom

Mountaineering Lecture: TCS Glacier Travel
This is a lecture component for Glacier Travel- first night of class
No Prerequisites
39 participants
Registration closes Jan 5
Technical Climbing Section
Jennifer Bealer
AIARE Avalanche Rescue - 2027
Fri, Jan 8, 2027

AIARE Avalanche Rescue

AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day stand alone course that teaches best practices in avalanche

No Prerequisites
6 participants
Registration closes Dec 31
CMC State
Ashley Kramer
Field Day 1 - Adv Ice
Fri, Jan 8, 2027

Field Day 1 - Adv Ice – Ouray Ice Park

Mountaineering Field trip: TCS Advanced Alpine Climbing School - Ice
Field day for TCS Advanced Alpine School Ice Module
No Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Dec 1
Technical Climbing Section
Kelly Greaser
Field Day 2 - Adv Ice
Sat, Jan 9, 2027

Field Day 2 - Adv Ice – Ouray Ice Park

Mountaineering Field trip: TCS Advanced Alpine Climbing School - Ice
Field day for TCS Advanced Alpine School Ice Module
No Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Dec 1
Technical Climbing Section
Kelly Greaser
BSS - DEN - One Day Session
Sat, Jan 9, 2027

BSS - DEN - One Day Session – Course Venue TBA

Snowshoeing Field trip: Basic Snowshoe School
Learn about snowshoe selection and fit, appropriate dress and keeping warm, prepping for a trip,
No Prerequisites
12 participants 2 instructors
Registration opens Dec 20; Instructor registration open now
Denver
Wayne Howell
Basic Snowshoe School - 2027
Rolling Enrollment: Sat, Jan 9, 2027 - Sun, Feb 28, 2027

Basic Snowshoe School

Learn about snowshoe selection and fit, appropriate dress and keeping warm, prepping for a trip,

No Prerequisites
216 participants
Registration opens Dec 20
Denver
Wayne Howell
Field Day 3 - Adv Ice
Sun, Jan 10, 2027

Field Day 3 - Adv Ice – Ouray Ice Park

Mountaineering Field trip: TCS Advanced Alpine Climbing School - Ice
Field day for TCS Advanced Alpine School Ice Module
No Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Dec 1
Technical Climbing Section
Kelly Greaser
TCS Basic Ice Plus - CMC Denver - 2027
Tue, Jan 12, 2027 - Sun, Jan 17, 2027

Basic Ice

In one evening class and one and a half field days at Lake City Ice

Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Jan 11
Technical Climbing Section
Sheryl Lampert
Tue, Jan 12, 2027

Risk Management Working Group

A quarterly meeting of CMC Group liaisons and CMC State staff to discuss Risk Management at the Club primarily relating to Trips.

Teams Meeting or In Person
15605 West 32nd, Golden CO 80401
Lecture Component
Wed, Jan 13, 2027

Lecture Component – West Classroom

Mountaineering Lecture: TCS Glacier Travel
This is a lecture component for Glacier Travel night 2
No Prerequisites
39 participants
Registration closes Mar 10
Technical Climbing Section
Jennifer Bealer
BSS - DEN - One Day Session
Fri, Jan 15, 2027

BSS - DEN - One Day Session – Course Venue TBA

Snowshoeing Field trip: Basic Snowshoe School
Learn about snowshoe selection and fit, appropriate dress and keeping warm, prepping for a trip,
No Prerequisites
12 participants 1 instructor
Registration opens Dec 20; Instructor registration open now
Denver
Wayne Howell
AIARE L1 - State - 2027
Fri, Jan 15, 2027 - Sun, Jan 17, 2027

AIARE L1

Location: Colorado Mountain Club Basecamp // Berthoud Pass

No Prerequisites
2 participants on standby
Registration closes Jan 1
CMC State
Ashley Kramer
Wilderness First Aid - Golden - Jan 16-17, 2027
Sat, Jan 16, 2027 - Sun, Jan 17, 2027

Wilderness First Aid

Location: CMC Basecamp - Golden, CO

No Prerequisites
17 participants
Registration closes Jan 8
CMC State
Ashley Kramer
Snowshoeing Overnight Hut Trip for Teens - 2027
Sat, Jan 16, 2027 - Mon, Jan 18, 2027

Snowshoeing Overnight Hut Trip for Teens

For teens in 6th-8th grade, travel by snowshoes and spend a night at the CMC

No Prerequisites
10 participants
Registration closes Jan 11
CMC State
Alec Backhus
BPX 2-Day: Winter Camping Trip (Location TBD)
Sat–Sun, Jan 16–17, 2027

BPX Trip – BPX 2-Day: Winter Camping Trip (Location TBD)

Snowshoeing & Backpacking Trip
Explore the magic and wonder of the winter backcountry on this one-night, two-day, out &
Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
6 participants 1 leader
Registration opens Dec 1
Denver
Steve Norman
BSS - DEN - One Day Session
Sat, Jan 16, 2027

BSS - DEN - One Day Session – Course Venue TBA

Snowshoeing Field trip: Basic Snowshoe School
Learn about snowshoe selection and fit, appropriate dress and keeping warm, prepping for a trip,
No Prerequisites
12 participants 2 instructors
Registration opens Dec 20; Instructor registration open now
Denver
Wayne Howell
Avy Awareness: Avalanche Terrain Avoidance - WSG - 2026
Rolling Enrollment: Tue, Dec 1, 2026 - Fri, Apr 30, 2027

Avalanche Aware // Avalanche Terrain Avoidance - WSG

This Avy Aware/ATA hybrid course is based out of Western Slope, CO

No Prerequisites
74 participants
Western Slope
Jay Johnson
ATA Hybrid Lecture & Field Day
Sun, Jan 17, 2027

ATA Hybrid Lecture & Field Day – Grand Mesa

Avalanche Education Field trip: Avalanche Aware // Avalanche Terrain Avoidance - WSG
If you have registered for and completed the online seminar, you may sign up for
No Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Jan 15
Western Slope
Jay Johnson
Lecture Component
Wed, Jan 20, 2027

Lecture Component – West Classroom

Mountaineering Lecture: TCS Glacier Travel
This is a lecture component for Glacier Travel
No Prerequisites
39 participants
Registration closes Mar 10
Technical Climbing Section
Jennifer Bealer
PPG AIARE I Classroom Sessions – Westside Global Methodist Church
Wed, Jan 20, 2027

PPG AIARE I Classroom Sessions – Westside Global Methodist Church

Avalanche Education Lecture: PPG AIARE 1
Classroom sessions for this course will be conducted in person or via Zoom sessions, depending
No Prerequisites
17 participants 2 instructors
Registration closes Jan 13
Pikes Peak
Kristen Buckland