Snowshoeing Course
Beginner Snowshoe School
2026 Season! Learn about snowshoe selection and fit, appropriate dress and keeping warm, prepping for a trip, trail techniques, breaking trail, and fall recovery. You'll be able to select a snowshoe trip off the CMC calendar with confidence. Location and carpool details TBD the week before class day depending on where the snow is.
Contacts
- Thu, Jan 1, 2026 - Tue, Mar 31, 2026
- Committee: Denver
- FREE
- Availability: 250 (250 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Do NOT buy or rent snowshoes before class day!
Snowshoeing is a great way to enjoy local trails and keep up your conditioning all winter long. It truly is almost as easy as walking. And it doesn't require a huge investment in the gear and equipment needed to get started.
This Denver-based one-day-in-the-field course supplies each student with a snowshoe/pole kit for the day. If you prefer, bring your own kit (snowshoes and ski/hiking poles with snow baskets). Wear your own waterproof boots and tall gaiters.
Field venue: We will advise you where we are planning to go a day or two before class day with updated weather and venue info. Where we go will depend on snow conditions (and if there is snow). Each Instructor has a preferred backup venue.
First Snowshoe Trips offered for BSS graduates! This year we are offering a snowshoe trip led by BSS Instructors for CMC members who have graduated from the Beginner Snowshoe School and earned the Basic Snowshoeing Course badge. Snowshoe kit loan available. Sign up for ONE trip only. They all open December 15, 2025, here's the current list: Search — The Colorado Mountain Club
Badges you will earn:
Basic Snowshoeing Course
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Thu, Jan 8, 2026
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Sat, Jan 10, 2026
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Sun, Jan 11, 2026
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Fri, Jan 16, 2026
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Sat, Jan 24, 2026
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Sun, Jan 25, 2026
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Thu, Jan 29, 2026
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Sun, Feb 1, 2026
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Fri, Feb 6, 2026
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Sat, Feb 14, 2026
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Fri, Feb 20, 2026
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Sun, Feb 22, 2026
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Come dressed for a day in the snow and bring your ten essentials including a lunch or hardy snacks you can eat on the move.
The snowshoe kit does not include boots, because any water resistant boots will work. Wear your own waterproof/winter hiking boots and high gaiters.
If you have questions about any of this, please send them to cmcbeginnerss@gmail.com.
You must register for this course to see course materials.