How to Prepare

Review the following:

• First Aid
  • all general first aid from Scout BSA Handbook specifically for cold temperature related illness and injuries.
• Orienteering
  • Study what it means to "know your gate" 
  • Study methods to measure distance as explained in the Scouts BSA Handbook
  • Review how to read and use a physical map and compass
• Firebuilding - All the basic principles of fire-building and what to do if the area is wet.
• Animal and Plant Identification
  • Study how to identify local wildlife by tracks 
  • Study common plant life in Western Pennsylvania
    • learn how to identify said plants during the winter

If your unit does not already have a Klondike sled, click here for reference on how to construct one.

Registration closes January 31 at 11:59pm