Western Slope Group Calendar

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Grand Mesa
Sat, Dec 13, 2025

Nordic Skiing – Grand Mesa - County Line Nordic Trails

Nordic Skiing Trip
The outer County Line loop: Dog Loop to Tower Trail to the overlook, and back
No Prerequisites
1 participant
Registration closes Dec 11
Western Slope
Doug Hemken
Red Mountain Pass
Sun, Dec 14, 2025

Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding – Red Mountain Pass

Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding Trip
Backcountry ski at McMillan Basin. From the top of Red Mountain Pass we will skin
No Prerequisites
3 participants
Registration closes Dec 12
Western Slope
Jay Johnson
Grand Mesa
Sun, Dec 14, 2025

Intermediate Snowshoe – Grand Mesa - West Bench Trail

Snowshoeing Trip
We'll snowshoe as far as the group wants to go, up to the 1st chair
No Prerequisites
6 participants
Registration closes Dec 12
Western Slope
Jocelyne Morris
McInnis Canyons NCA
Sun, Dec 21, 2025

Hiking – McInnis Canyons NCA

Hiking Trip
Doin' D'loops
No Prerequisites
0 participants
Registration closes Dec 19
Western Slope
Anne Keil
Devil's Canyon Trail System
Sun, Dec 21, 2025

Hiking – Devil's Canyon Trail System

Hiking Trip
This is a 2nd trip doing D loops that Anne Keil already has scheduled. We
No Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Dec 20
Western Slope
Jocelyne Morris
Grand Mesa
Thu, Dec 25, 2025

Nordic Skiing – Grand Mesa - County Line Nordic Trails

Nordic Skiing Trip
Join Judy and Jay for the 2nd annual Christmas Cross country ski tour.
No Prerequisites
6 participants 0 leaders
Registration closes Dec 23
Western Slope
Jay Johnson
Grand Mesa
Sat, Dec 27, 2025

Nordic Skiing – Grand Mesa - Skyway Nordic Trails

Nordic Skiing Trip
Sunset to Vista Valley, returning on Vista Ridge and Scales Lake Rd, about 10.3 km.
No Prerequisites
6 participants
Registration closes Dec 25
Western Slope
Doug Hemken
Red Mountain Pass
Sat, Dec 27, 2025

Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding – Red Mountain Pass

Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding Trip
Skin up to McMillian Basin and do 2 or 3 runs
No Prerequisites
2 participants
Registration closes Dec 25
Western Slope
Jay Johnson
Field Day
Sun, Jan 11, 2026

Field Day – Grand Mesa

Avalanche Education Field trip: Avalanche Terrain Avoidance
AVALANCHE TERRAIN AVOIDANCE (ATA) The Avalanche Terrain Avoidance course is a basic online seminar and
No Prerequisites
0 participants
Western Slope
Jay Johnson
Field Day
Sun, Jan 11, 2026

Field Day – Grand Mesa - Grand Mesa Lodge

Avalanche Education Field trip: Avalanche Terrain Avoidance
AVALANCHE TERRAIN AVOIDANCE (ATA) The Avalanche Terrain Avoidance course is a basic seminar and 1/2
No Prerequisites
9 participants
Registration closes Jan 9
Western Slope
Jay Johnson
Avalanche Terrain Avoidance - Western Slope - 2026
Sun, Jan 11, 2026

Avalanche Terrain Avoidance

No Prerequisites
9 participants
Registration closes Jan 3
Western Slope
Anne Keil
Thu, May 7, 2026 - Sun, May 10, 2026

Blanding/Cedar Mesa multiday hiking

WSG's Spring multiday hiking trip is in SW Utah!

Blanding UT area
TBD
Wilderness First Aid - WSG -  May 30-31, 2026
Sat, May 30, 2026 - Sun, May 31, 2026

Wilderness First Aid

No Prerequisites
24 participants
Registration closes May 24
CMC State
Ashley Kramer
Western Slope Trip Leader School Scenario Sessions - Western Slope - 2025
Rolling Enrollment: Tue, May 20, 2025 - Tue, Dec 31, 2030

Western Slope Trip Leader School Scenario Sessions

Prerequisites
18 participants
Western Slope
Anne Keil