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VOC x SISU Women & Gender Diverse Overnight Snowshoe to Brew Hut · Sat. Mar. 8th, 2025 - Sun. Mar. 9th, 2025
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Start: Saturday, Mar. 8th, 6:00 am
End: Sunday, Mar. 9th, 7:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting: Tuesday, Mar. 4th, 7:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: VOC clubroom, in the Nest across from the Grand Noodle Emporium
Description:
SISU (see soo) is a Finnish construct for bravery, determination and resilience. The VOC and UBC SISU are collaborating for the ultimate beginner-friendly* weekend snowshoe trip to Brew Hut (13.2 km with 1300 m of elevation). The plan is to get a bunch of strong and courageous women and gender-diverse people out for an overnight snowshoe trip and hopefully introduce some of you to SISU. Also, March 8th happens to be International Women's Day!
Because of how things work on the SISU side, there will be a Google form used as a ‘committed list’. A link to the Google form will be sent out to you if you sign up as interested on the signup page. You will also have to attend the mandatory pre-trip meeting on Tuesday, March 4th, at 7 pm, in the VOC clubroom. We are aiming for a group of around 15, but we will ultimately determine the group size by making sure there is a balance of beginners and more experienced people. Please reach out if you have snowshoe/avy knowledge, can drive, or/and are willing to be a helper, you will get priority.
Required skills for the trip
*Beginner-friendly is a term used loosely here. Prior snowshoe and/or overnight experience is incredibly helpful, but adequate fitness and a positive mindset will also suffice. No one who comes on the trip will be left behind! That being said because of where Brew Hut is located, this trip is best for people with:
-prior hiking experience: this trip would be like doing the Grouse Grind 1.5 times in elevation
-endurance: you should be able to hike for longer than 3 hours with an overnight pack
If you are unsure if this trip is for you, reach out to me and we can chat!
Below is a rough list of the gear you’ll want to have. Some items can be rented from the VOC if you don’t have them. We’ll chat more about this during the pre-trip.
Required Gear List:
Gear VOC can rent:
- Backpack
- Snowshoes
- Boots (preferably waterproof)
- Gaiters
- avalanche (beacon)
- Shovel
- Probe
- ski or hiking poles with snow baskets
- Sleeping pad (limited)
- Avalanche gear (beacon, probe, shovel)
- Gear you need to source yourself:
- Base layer shirt (NO COTTON)
- Mid-layer (fleece sweater or similar, also no cotton)
- Warm layer (puffy jacket)
- Non-cotton pants
- Non-cotton pants
- Additional warm dry clothing
- Dry shoes
- Warm socks
- Waterproof jacket
- Waterproof pants
- Gloves
- Warm hat
- Sunglasses
- Sleeping bag (rated for at least -5°C winter bag is best)
- 4-season sleeping pad
- Food (lunch x2, 1 dinner, breakfast, snacks, and a dessert item) Bring more food than you think you’ll need!
- Stove, fuel, and a fire starter
- Eating utensils
- Water and water treatment
- Headlamp!!
- Toiletries
- The hut can get quite noisy, so earplugs are helpful at night
Check out the gear list for specifics.
Schedule:
Mar 4 6:00 pm: Mandatory Pre-Trip meeting in the VOC clubroom. Email me if you cannot make it.
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We will make a going list and car groups, as well as tent and stove sharing, will be organized via a spreadsheet.
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We can figure out what other gear needs to be taken out
Mar 8
Drive to the winter lot (~4 hours); Snowshoe to Brew Hut (13.2km, 1300m elevation gain) Get to the hut in the evening and warm up, eat some food, share deserts, and have a fun night
Mar 9
Eat breakfast, descend back to the cars and head home!
Costs
We are staying at https://huts.ubc-voc.com/Brew/. For VOC members staying at the Hut is free! Non-members should contribute $10 to hut fees. If you are being driven by someone, make sure to contribute some gas money for their efforts. Gear rental will require a deposit based on what the gear is.
You can find out more about the UBC SISU club here: https://www.instagram.com/ubcsisu/!
If you have any questions please reach out to me ([email protected]) or Rona ([email protected]). Also, s/o to Elizabeth for writing the bulk of this trip posting before getting surgery.
Posted: 2025-02-11 09:57:09
Last modified: 2025-02-27 16:42:48