Adirondack Winter Venturee

Winter Camp for Scouts, Venturers, Pathfinders, Rangers, TREX

Venturers/Rangers/TREX/Pathfinders - Sleeping in Adirondacks

Scouts/Pathfinders - Sleeping in Cabins or sleeping in Adirondacks 

Come For The Weekend

Gates open: Feb 21-  starting 6:30pm, Pick up Feb 23at 11am

Weekend Cost: $55 per youth, camping, event crest, all activities and food included (first 2 Scouters/Guiders free, $55 each after 2)

Bring: your own dishes, mugs, water bottles, camp chairs, sleds/toboggans with Helmet and personal equipment (personal items and bedding), 10 pairs of socks and what ever else you need to camp outside in the winter.  PACKING LIST HERE 

Come For just Saturday

Gates open: Feb 22 starting 9:00am

Day Cost: $30 per person (Youth and Scouters/Guiders) - includes food for the day, all activities and event crest

Bring: your own dishes, mugs, water bottles, camp chairs, sleds/toboggans with Helmet and personal equipment (personal items and bedding), 10 pairs of socks and what ever else you need to camp outside in the winter.  DAY PACKING LIST HERE 

Winter Camping How-To

We know that not everyone knows how to winter camp. Here are some helpful tips:

Download Winter Camping Tip Sheet

Download Winter Camping Presentation

Before you get to Camp:

Review All Winter Camping Information Here 

Download Scouter Package Here 

Event ERP: EVENT ERP

Scouter's Manual:  Download Scouter Package 

Event Map

How To Park

Parking Driver info

Schedule

Friday:

6:30pm Gates open - Please do not come earlier - refer to Parking Information Sheet

                   ***Toboggan your personal items to your location (OAS Criteria checked off) (weather dependent)

7:00pm Set up Campsite or set up bunks in cabins, Evening Programming in your Adirondack/cabin - make fires at  campfire pits, bring cards   and board games,  explore camp

9:00pm Mug up at Greenwood Cabin gathering area for Adirondacks and Cabins will have mug up in cabin bins.

9:30 pm Registration and Scouter's Meeting at Greenwood Cabin

Saturday:

7:00am Wake Up and get ready for the day

8:00am Prep and Cook Breakfast at Greenwood Cabin gathering area

8:30am Breakfast at Greenwood Cabin gathering area (bring your mess kit and camp chair)

9:00am Day Participants - Gates open, Cub Entrance Parking Lot, Registration at Greenwood

9:30am Opening - Greenwood Cabin

10:00am Morning Activities:

1. How to care for Cast Iron - divide into 4 groups around Greenwood Cabin

2. Prep Lunch - everyone, break into groups for each Dutch oven -to prep including chopping veg and cooking ground meat, depending on recipe

3. Round Robin Sessions for rest of morning:

   1. Fire - char cloth, how to light fire, wax sticks, how to feather Fire - char cloth, how to light fire, wax sticks,, etc - Tent Site G

   2. How to Winter Hammock Camp - Tent Site G

   3. How to Winter Camp - site, equipment, packing, stay warm sleep outside, etc - Tent Site H/I

   4. Winter Safety - Water Safety - Tent Site H/I

   5. How to sharpen your knife - Tent Site H/I

   6. How to feather logs - Tent Site H/I

   7. Leave No Trace - Tent Site H/I

   8. Making Tinfoil Ovens - Greenwood Cabin

4. At the calculated time - put Dutch ovens on the fires, loose Scouters can tend to cooking lunch or participants can swing in and out - Tent Site J/K or Greenwood

12:00pm (or 2 hours after activities start) Lunch at Greenwood Cabin gathering area (bring your mess kit and camp chair)

1:30pm (or 1 1/2 hour after lunch starts) Afternoon Activities

5. Prep Dinner - Divide in groups depending on food prepping - roasted veg, roasting meat, etc. - Greenwood and Tent Site J/K

6. Round Robin Sessions for rest of afternoon:

   1. Fire - char cloth, how to light fire, wax sticks, etc - Tent Site G

   2. How to Winter Hammock Camp - Tent Site G

   3. How to Winter Camp -site, equipment, packing, stay warm sleep outside, etc - Tent Site H/I

   4. Leave no Trace - Tent Site H/I

   5. Winter Safety - Water Safety - Tent Site H/I

   6. How to sharpen your knife - Tent Site H/I

   7. How to feather logs - Tent Site H/I

   8. Making Tin foil Oven - Greenwood

   9. Pick Song to lead at campfire - Greenwood

7. How to build shelter to sleep in - Knot Shack

8. Knots - Knot Shack

9. Tobogganing - Hills by Wheeler Lodge (Cub Entrance) or Hills by Scout Entrance

10. Hiking the camp - Lonesome Pine Trail, explore the camp

11. At the calculated time - put dinner items on the fires, loose Scouters can tend to cooking lunch or participants can swing in and out - Tent Site J/K or Greenwood

6:00pm Dinner at Greenwood Cabin gathering area gathering area (bring your mess kit and camp chair)

7:00pm        Dinner Clean Up, Prep Mug Up  and then Free Time

***Day Participants may want to leave after Dinner or stay for campfire

7:30pm  Camp Fire -  Site H Campfire circle (bring camp chair)

8:00pm Mug up at Greenwood Cabin gathering area for everyone (bring mess kit and camp chair)

8:30pm Back to Adirondacks/cabins for night or star gazing in Activity Pavilion Field or explore, etc

Sunday:

7:30am Wake Up and Pack self

8:00am Prep and Cook Breakfast at Greenwood Cabin gathering area

8:30am Breakfast at Greenwood Cabin gathering area (bring mess kit and camp chair)

9:30am Closing - Greenwood Cabin Flag Pole

10:00am Clean Adirondacks/cabins (Camp Master Check Out is needed to leave)

11:00am Pick up - both parking lots (refer to parking instructions)

Menu

Friday Mug up:  Hot dog roast (chicken/beef, halal chicken and veg hot dogs), buns, condiments, hot drinks, water

Saturday Breakfast: Boil in a bag omelet into a breakfast burrito - you pick your fixings and a no egg option

Saturday Lunch: Roasting everything - meat, veg, tofu including turkey in a garbage can and roasted beef and Dutch oven dessert (peach cobbler or apple crisp)

Saturday Supper: Dutch Oven me this....Potato Curry Dutch Oven, Lasagna, Cowboy Casserole

Saturday Mug up: What else goes on a stick?  Cinnamon Buns Roasting

Sunday Breakfast:  Oatmeal Bar - oatmeal, raisons and fruit.

Snacks: cookies, granola bars

Drinks: Coffee, hot chocolate, tea/herbal tea, cold water, drink crystals

Program

OAS Winter Skills and Winter FUN!