Klondike Winter Kamp
January 10-12, 2025
A weekend long experience covering many of the Winter Outdoor Adventure Skills. Meals, and cabins included in registration.
What is included:
Shared cabin if you don't reach the numbers for a whole cabin
Friday Mug up, Snacks, Saturday/Sunday Breakfast and Saturday Dinner cooked by you in your cabin. Lunch Hot Dog Roast at Activity Pavilion Campfire Pit
Hot Chocolate Mix and drink crystals for cold drinks
Kitchen Cooking Bin is in each Cabin, bring your own coffee pot and coffee
What you need to bring - water jugs with your own water, board games and cabin activities
A Winter Camp for Cubs and Scouts
Cost: $50 per person (first 2 Scouters/Guiders are free, $40 for each after 2) - includes meals , indoor cabins per section, event crest and Winter Programming
Gates open/Drop off: 6:30pm January 12, pick up at 11:00am January 14.
Shared cabin accommodations (single group if you fill a cabin, shared if you have less than a full cabin)
or
Adirondack accommodations available per section if want to sleep outdoors (not for beginners)
Bring: your own dishes, mugs, camp chairs, sleds/toboggans with Helmet and personal equipment (personal items and bedding).
Dress for the weather - dress to be outside, Waterproof coat and boots
Want to come for just Saturday? Sign up for the Winter Wonderland Activities and Campfire. Winter Wonderland and Campfire
Event Rules and FAQ's: Event Rules and FAQ's
Packing List: All Season Packing List
Pre Camp and Cabin Discussion Sheets: Outdoor Information for all Campers
Pre Camp Discussion to have with your group before coming to camp: Before Camp Training
Klondike Kamp Winter Kamp ERP/Safety: Klondike Kamp ERP
Cabins:
Grand River Lodge:
First Time Winter Camping - Guides/Young Pathfinders (Sleeps - 28)
Lion's Lair:
First Time Winter Camping - Cubs/young Scouts(Sleeps - 28)
Lion's Lodge/Adirondack/Field:
Those who want to try being outside but not sure - Older Cubs/Younger Scouts (Cabin sleeps - 24 youth plus 7 leaders)
Cliff Cabin:
Those who have Winter Camped before and want to sleep outside in own tent and have the cabin for warming station - older Scouts/Venturers (Cabin sleeps 10 and 2 Scouters)
Heasley/Adirondack/Field:
Older Pathfinders/Rangers who want more of a rustic winter camping experience and try to sleep outside in own tent (Sleeps 10)
Adirondacks:
Scouts and Pathfinders who want to experience outdoor sleeping Adventure. Adirondacks sleep from 5 - 7 campers, many Adirondack choices available
Menu
Mug Ups: hot chocolate, water, crystals, tea, pop corn/gingerbread/muffins - in cabin food bins
Snacks: Granola bars and cookies - in cabin food bins
Saturday Breakfast: Pancakes, turkey sausages, juice, syrup, water, tea (cook in your cabin)
Saturday Lunch: Tin Foil Dinners (hamburger, potatoes, carrots, spices) and baked apples (cored apples, brown sugar, cinnamon), water, hot chocolate, juice crystals - in cabin coolers (make in Activity Shelter and cook at campfire circle)
Saturday Dinner: Hot dog roast (roast over fire), vegetable soup (bring mug or bowl), water, hot chocolate, coffee, tea
Sunday Breakfast: Instant oatmeal, fruit, raisons, juice, tea, hot choc, milk - in cabin food bins (cook in your cabin)
*Always available in the cabins - Kitchen kit with pots and utensils, hot chocolate powder, herbal tea and snacks (in food bins)
**Bring own water jug and fill up at water station or Ranger House
Program
Winter Outdoor Adventure Skills and Winter FUN!
I can pack a day pack for a winter outing
I have attended a winter campfire
I have used a toboggan or sled to transport equipment
I can properly set up my sleeping area to stay warm
I am able to pack the appropriate clothing for a two night winter camp
I have baked a dessert at a winter camp
I have used a fire to cook a tin foil dinner
I have cooked a lunch over an open fire
I know to avoid ice or open water without an adult present.
I understand the layering principle when dressing for winter activities and apply it to all activities.
I have spent two consecutive nights at winter camp
OAS Criteria: OAS Criteria Covered
Event Map: Event Map
OAS Criteria Check List: OAS Check List
With a small group, I have built an emergency shelter in winter.
I have participated in a winter sport and I have traveled in snow using snowshoes
two winter hikes of at least 1 km.
I can identify the North Star and three other features in the winter night sky.
I know how to find shelter from the wind on a cold day.
I know how to pack extra clothes for winter outings.
I know how to watch my fellow Scouts for signs of exposure to the cold.
I know how to keep my feet dry while I am outside in the winter.
I know how to prevent and treat hypothermia and frostbite.
Schedule:
Friday:
6:30pm Gates open - Scout Entrance for Drop off, Cub Entrance Parking Lot for overnight parking
7:00pm Camp Master/Ranger trailer shuttle available if needed
8:00pm Evening programming in your cabin - bring cards and board games
8:30pm Mug up in your cabin (food in food bins and coolers)
10:00pm Registration and Scouter's meeting at Activity Shelter (coffee and snack available)
Saturday:
7:00am Wake up and get ready for the day
8:00am Breakfast in your own Cabin (food in food bins and coolers)
9:00am Registration at Activity Shelter
9:30am Opening and Flag Break at Lion's Lodge Flag Pole
10:00am Morning Activities - Wheeler Lodge: tobogganing, snow shoeing, chucking snow balls etc
12:00pm Lunch: at Albert Bader Campfire Circle - bring your mess kit including mug and chair (Build tinfoil dinners and cook)
1:30pm Afternoon Activities - Lion's Lodge Field, Knot Shack and Tent Site G: winter hike, winter activities, shelter Building, fire lighting, etc
5:00pm Dinner: Hot Dog Roast, vegetable soup and hot chocolate/water (bring your mess kit, mug, water bottle) (each group will have own cooler)
6:30pm Hot Chocolate and snack at Activity Pavilion for Day Campers
6:30pm Back to cabins for the night and mug up - Weekend Campers (food in food bins and coolers)
Sunday:
7:00am Wake Up and Pack self
8:00am Breakfast in your own Cabin (food in food bins and coolers)
9:30am Closing - Lion's Lodge Flag Pole (return food bins to closing)
10:00am Clean Cabins and Camp Master Check before leaving
11:00am Pick up - both parking lots