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PPG Avalanche Terrain Avoidance Field Session – Pikes Peak - Glen Cove

Field trip: PPG - Avalanche Terrain Avoidance

PPG Avalanche Terrain Avoidance Field Session – Pikes Peak - Glen Cove

The Avalanche Terrain Avoidance field session is a half-day trip to look at and evaluate terrain to determine if it is likely avalanche terrain.

Contacts

Joseph Preiss
Joseph Preiss
Primary Leader
  • Sat, Jan 17, 2026
  • Pikes Peak
  • Avalanche Education
  • Adults
  • For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
  • High Point Elevation: 11,500 ft

The field session is approximately half a day, on the Saturday after the course starts.

Details on date and times will be provided to registered students approximately a week in advance.

Route/Place

Pikes Peak - Glen Cove

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

1.  Ten essentials

2.  Food and hydration appropriate for a cold weather day in the field

3.  Clothing adequate for a cold weather day in the field

4.  Snow travel equipment such as snowshoes or skis

5.  A dedicated inclinometer, a compass with an inclinometer feature or an inclinometer app on a smart phone

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