Women’s Snowshoe
February 24, 2018

Sorry, but this event is now sold out. We encourage you to join the waitlist and will send you an email if additional spaces become available.

$25 per person. Minimum age is 13 yrs.

Price includes snowshoe loaners–just let us know if you need them.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION

Special thanks to the UFV Kinesiology Department for their generous donation, allowing us to keep the price for this trip affordable!

Donations to Hope Mountain Centre are happily accepted, and will go toward more free and affordable family programs.

Participants must be in reasonably good physical condition, and there will be lots of opportunities to rest and enjoy the surroundings as you climb. Terrain is moderate, ascending 272 metres (890 feet) over 4 km of distance. Round-trip distance is 8 km, but participants can choose to travel a shorter distance if fitness holds them back from reaching the summit.

9:00 AM – Gather at the Hope Recreation Centre, sign legal waivers

9:15 AM – Leave Hope and drive east 46 km on Highway-5 to Exit # 217

10:00 AM – Arrive at Exit #217, Zopkias Rest Area

10:30 AM – Begin ascent of Mount Ottomite by snowshoe

12:30 PM – Lunch on Mount Ottomite

3:30 PM – Return to parking lot

4:30 PM – Arrive back in Hope

MAP & ITINERARY

Hope & District Recreation Centre parking lot.

MAP & ITINERARY

Participants must arrange their own transportation.

Participants will gather at the Rec. Centre (1005 – 6th Avenue in Hope), and convoy in vehicles up Highway-5 to the trailhead (Exit #217, 46 km east of Hope).

Note: BC law requires that vehicles have winter tires at this time of year for the stretch of highway used for this program.

How to Find Zopkias Rest Area Parking Lot: Drive northeast out of Hope on Highway-5 for approximately 50 km. After driving through the Great Bear Snow Shed, start looking on your right for the highway exit into the Zopkias Rest Area – NOTE – THE EXIT SIGN IS MISSING DURING WINTER MONTHS, so the exit will be unmarked by any sign! Be sure to take the FIRST EXIT you see on your RIGHT after driving through the Great Bear Snow Shed. Washrooms are available at the Zopkias Rest Area.

• Snowshoes (bring your own or borrow from us)
• Two ski poles per person – optional, but greatly improves stability
• Lunch and high-energy snack food
• Water (at least 1 litre per person)
• Winter boots or hiking boots (no runners please)
• Warm winter clothes, including jacket, nylon snow pants, gloves, toque, warm socks
• Sunglasses, camera, binoculars
• Foam pad to sit on in the snow
• Snow shovel if you’ve got one (Hope Mountain Centre will bring some too)

Liability Release Form

Everyone age 19 & over must sign a liability waiver form in order to participate in this program. Please take the time to read this form because you must understand and agree to it when you sign it. By signing it you are waiving certain rights, including the right to sue. These forms will be available to sign when you check in. Please seek legal counsel if you have any questions.

Informed Consent Form

Everyone age 18 & under must have an informed consent form signed by their parent or legal guardian in order to participate. Please contact us if you need this form prior to arrival at this program.

If a registration is cancelled 7 days or more before a program starts, HMCOL will refund the program fee and equipment rental fees (as applicable) minus an administrative cost of $20 per person. Program and equipment rental fees will not be refunded if a cancellation is received less than 7 days before the start of a program. A program may be cancelled at the discretion of HMCOL. If a program is cancelled, participants will receive a full refund of program and equipment fees.