This course will teach you one of the most basic and essential outdoor skills- navigation without relying on a battery in the winter. The birth of the smart phone and personal global positioning systems (GPS) have not outdated the centuries old skill of navigation by map and compass. The earth’s magnetic field will never run out of battery.
Join us on a snowshoe trek around Spooner Lake! Enjoy the views and natural history of the surrounding trees with the Sugar Pine Foundation (SPF) and our very own TRTA Guides. Don’t have snowshoes? No problem! We have friendly experts, stunning views, and free snowshoes. We just need you!
This trek will be a leisurely snowshoe from the Echo Lake Sno-Park to Lower Echo Lake. Along the way, our experts and friends at the Sugar Pine Foundation will reveal the mysterious world of trees. We will have a lunch at the old lodge so be sure to bring a sack lunch. No snowshoes? No problem! Just let us know, and we’ll bring a pair for you.
Do you know there’s a special tree in the Sierra whose survival depends on a special bird? Did you know that same special bird’s survival depends on the same special tree that depends on the special bird?! Whoa! Crazy, we know. This is only a sneak peek into the cool things you will learn on this snowshoe adventure. Click for more info!
Lake Tahoe is one of the purest freshwater lakes in the world! Its unique system for staying so clear brings people from near and far to gaze at its beauty. This walk will teach you about Lake Tahoe’s natural history and how it remains so blue. We will also touch on the curious cultural history from the turn of the last century. Click for more info!
Snowshoe out to the iconic Castle Rock with us! Enjoy the views and natural history of the surrounding trees with the Sugar Pine Foundation (SPF) and our very own TRTA Guides. Don’t have snowshoes? No problem! We have friendly experts, stunning views, and free snowshoes. We just need you!
Head out on a short but spectacular snowshoe trek with beautiful meadow views. TRTA photography buffs will guide participants on the trail and on the basics of nature photography so you all can get that perfect insta-worthy shot. If you’re an aspiring adventurer photographer, register today!
August 7 - August 11 Tahoe City to Echo Summit Click here for more details
July 24 - July 27 Mt. Rose to Tahoe City Click here for more details
July 10 - July 14 Kingsbury Grade to Echo Summit Click here for more details
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