Ice Climbing
A staff favorite, and a true mountaineering skill, ice climbing cannot be learned indoors. Your students will travel to a frozen waterfall site to learn the fundamentals of climbing ice in a controlled top-roped ascent. After becoming familiar with their axes and crampons, which the Center provides, students will climb on several different routes of varying degrees of difficulty. Students must be prepared to stay outside all day in Adirondack winter conditions.
Physical Education Standard 1

Cross Country Skiing
After an equipment orientation and a quick lesson, students will have the opportunity to ski across Long Pond and explore our trail network on the other side of the pond in order to practice their new skills. This class is a prerequisite for certain winter expeditions, such as a ski-and-snowshoe ascent of a High Peak mountain.
Physical Education Standard 1

Ice Fishing
A venerable North Country tradition and something to write home about. Many students will never get a chance to go ice-fishing outside of Pok-O. Bait, holes, and rods are all provided – students simply need to “jig” the line. Northern Pike, Large and Small Mouth Bass, and Perch can all be caught in Long Pond.
Science and Technology Standard 4.1; Social Studies Standard 3.1

Snow Tubing
Guaranteed to be a hit! Blue Boar’s Ski Bowl is fully equipped with a rope-tow and lights for night tubing. Your students will appreciate an evening of sliding downhill on giant inner-tubes after a long day of outdoor education.
Physical Education Standard 1

Snow Shoeing
After your students become acquainted with our modern, crampon-equipped, snow shoes, they will venture out onto Long Pond or up Sheep’s Hill or Bare Mountain. Snow shoeing is great exercise and a great introduction to the north woods in winter. The group may get to see animal tracks that are not visible during the warmer months.
Physical Education Standard 1

Winter Survival
Take all of the components of our fall/spring survival class and add the harsh elements of winter. What you get is a class in which students learn how to build shelters out of packed snow, how to start and maintain a fire in the elements of the season and, most importantly, how to stave off hypothermia.
Science Standards 1.1-3