Field trip: Backcountry Nordic Ski School (BNSS)
Group 2 – Course Venue TBA
Meet at the parking lot at Plainview Rd and Coal Creek Canyon Rd (CO Hwy 72) at 715am, so we can form carpools and leave no later than 7:30am. This is 1.7 miles west of the intersection of CO 72 and CO 93. Here is a Google Maps link to the meeting place at “9881 Plainview Rd, Arvada”: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NAgUWeDQCrMcF4UM9 If you are going to meet us at Brainard Gateway Winter lot please be there by 0830 https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files/legacy-media/arp/Brainard%20Lake%20Winter%20Map.pdf Please bring you pack with your 10 essentials and lunch as we will be eating on the trail
Contacts
- Sat, Jan 24, 2026
- Denver
- Backcountry Nordic Skiing
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.0
- 5 (15 capacity)
- 1 (8 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at the parking lot at Plainview Rd and Coal Creek Canyon Rd (CO Hwy 72) at 715am, so we can form carpools and leave no later than 730am. This is 1.7 miles west of the intersection of CO 72 and CO 93. Here is a Google Maps link to the meeting place at “9881 Plainview Rd, Arvada”: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NAgUWeDQCrMcF4UM9
If you are going to meet us at Brainard Gateway Winter lot please be there by 0830
https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files/legacy-media/arp/Brainard%20Lake%20Winter%20Map.pdf
Please bring you pack with your 10 essentials and lunch as we will be eating on the trail
Badges
students will earn:
Basic Nordic Skiing Course
Required Equipment
Ten Essentials (winter oriented)
Winter Clothing
Daypack