EXP 387 - The Backcountry Multi-Day Touring Process

Institution:

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

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Description:

EXP387 advances the fundamental concepts and standard practices that are the foundation of extended backcountry skiing. These include advanced skiing skills in backcountry terrain, navigation and route finding in mountains, basic snow climbing techniques and strategies for risk management. The class continues to identify the reflective expeditionary process, here providing theoretical foundations and rationales for the application of backcountry skiing skills in a self-supported, multi-day backcountry setting. (Spring). Prerequisite: POI.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.plattsburgh.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 564-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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