This is a great activity that provides good exercise and fantastic team building. The YMCA will provide snow shovels and saws, instruction and a 15-minute workshop on proper clothing and preparedness. Depending on snow conditions, the instructor will select to build a Quinsee, igloo, tree well shelter, snow cave or trench shelter. The group must dismantle all shelters by the end of the day. Groups should dress with waterproof clothing and protective head, hand, and foot coverings.
Proper dress is required to participate.
Following the lecture, participants will use the remainder of their time actually building shelters. We have several pairs of plastic snowshoes to loan for a guided walk about camp. Our staff will show you our winter natural history. Dress properly and wear boots, no tennis shoes, please. Please bring a water bottle.