Snovernight at Kinsman Pond

Leaders
Angeline Diana (coB coS), Lily Cohen (coB), Melissa Bailey (A coB coS), Steph Plant (C coS)
Program
Winter School
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
B
Trip date
Saturday, January 18th, 2020
Difficulty rating
Moderate
Prerequisites
winter hiking experience; camping experience; experience handling cold temps

We'll be heading up to beautiful Kinsman Pond for an overnight adventure Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon. A great chance to learn to master winter camping skills and hopefully snowshoe in fresh snow!

This is a moderate hike -- 3.5 miles on Saturday, 2,000 elevation gain; 6.1 miles on Sunday, 500 feet up and 2,500 feet down.

Here's the plan: Leave Boston at 7 a.m. Saturday and head to Lafayette Campground. Hike 1.5 miles to the Lonesome Lake Hut, a great spot to make gear changes if need be. Continue 2 miles to the Kinsman Pond Shelter, where we'll make camp, cook dinner, trade stories and rejoice.

We'll sleep in tents or in the shelter, which is unheated and has a nearby toilet. The forecast is COLD, with a low of 7 F overnight.

Sunday morning, we may wake up in a winter wonderland (4-6 inches of snow expected!) tromp 1.3 miles up to North and South Kinsman peaks if we feel like it, then retrace our steps back to the car.

Prerequisites: - some winter hiking in cold weather - previous camping experience - enthusiasm for learning new winter overnight skills

Details: Trail map and Weather forecast


Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
6
Signups opened at
Jan. 15, 2020, noon
Signups closed at
Jan. 16, 2020, 11:59 p.m.
Notes
  1. Do you have dietary restrictions?
  2. Have you camped in the winter before?
  3. Favorite hot beverage?
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