Coyote Yurt

Our Seniors headed out on Tuesday for their Senior Trip. Here’s some of what Ben Brock, Outdoor Education Director, shared with parents beforehand:

“The Senior Trip takes place in February instead of May, when the rest of the spring trips occur, because IB exams and study sessions are concentrated in the last two months of school. Going on a trip in February will give seniors a good break in the middle of the very long third quarter, and, when they return, seniors will have plenty of time for final preparations for the IB exams.

This year there are two trip options:

The Coyote Yurt Trip consists of a 6-mile hike with 1,800 ft of elevation gain. A snowmobile will provide transportation assistance for the 3-mile approach prior to the beginning of the climb. Ben Brock and Lisa Armstrong lead this trip.

The Boulder Yurt Trip is a shorter 1.5-mile hike over relatively flat terrain. Josh Udesen and Gretchen Arguedas lead this trip. Students should check with Josh if they have any interest in Nordic skiing opportunities available at the Boulder Yurt.

On both trips, students will have the chance to participate in a variety of skiing or snowboarding excursions, snowshoe hikes, snow cave constructions, and avalanche transceiver workshops.”

The following pictures are from the Coyote Yurt Trip group just prior to departure from the school. Ben is super excited by the wonderful anonymous donation of 15 new avalanche transceivers!