Art Paradice/Bob Bentley
Steamboat Springs Backcountry Ski Touring
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Steamboat Springs Backcountry Ski Touring
Leader Art Paradice
Co-leader Bob Bentley
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
06 Feb 2106 to 16 Feb 2016
Total # of days 11
Backpacking
Bicycling-Mountain
Bicycling-Road
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Primary type of trip
Number of participants
(excluding leaders)
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
When should the trip notice be
published in AMC Outdoors?
Do you wish to have your trip
listed online before it is
published in AMC Outdoors?
Smaller trips and leader
subsidization
Camping
Cultural
Family
Hiking
Paddling-Canoeing
Paddling-Sea-Kayaking
Skiing-CrossCountry (Nordic)
Trekking (e.g., hutto-hut)
Select from list
Minimum 12
Skiing-Downhill
Snorkeling
(Alpine)
Walking
Other – please describe
Select one of those checked above.
Maximum 16
$ 2750
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$
Will leaders assist participants with flights? Yes
No
First Appearance: Month June/July
Year 2015
Last Appearance: Month Jan/Feb
Year 2016
Note: AMC Outdoors is only published in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.
Yes
No If yes, please list the approximate month and year when it should
be posted on line. May 2015
Is this proposal for a small group trip – i.e., less than 14 participants and 2
leaders or 7 participants and 1 leader? Yes
No
If yes, why is a small group proposed?
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain why?
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid
training
CPR training
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip
Form Revised February 2014
Art Paradice
28 Garrison Street, Groveland, MA 01834
doubledice@me.com
Home 978-372-7442
Work
Cell 508-847-4364
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: December 2016
CPR
BLS
Expiration: December 2016
If this is your first Adventure Travel trip as a Leader you must be present at the AMCATC meeting at which the trip proposal is considered.
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Feel free to list additional
trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you are
proposing.
McCall Idaho backcountry ski touring, Feb 8-18, 2014, 15 participants
Jasper Alberta backcountry ski touring, Feb 11-21, 2012, 16 participants
Lake Tahoe California backcountry ski touring, Feb 6-16, 2010, 16 participants
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Art Paradice/Bob Bentley
Steamboat Springs Backcountry Ski Touring
experience
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Scouting
Have either of you led this trip
before or traveled to this area?
Languages
Does either the co-leader or
leader speak the local language?
Couples
Do the leader and co-leader
have a significant personal
relationship?
Private trips Do either of you
lead trips that are private - not
sponsored by the AMC?
Bob Bentley
60 Wenham Road, Carver, MA
bentleyr@h2otest.net
Home 508-866-3057
Work
Cell
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: December 2016
CPR
BLS
Expiration: December 2016
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be an Adventure Travel
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application. Also, it is strongly
recommended that you be present at the AMC-ATC meeting at which the trip proposal
is considered.
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Please indicate if you were
the leader or co-leader.
Whistler Cross Country Ski, Feb 7-17 2015, 13 participants
Taos Cross Country Ski, Feb 9-19 2013, 16 participants
Bryce Canyon Cross Country Ski, Feb 12-22, 2011, 16 participants
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Bob led a trip to this area many years ago
Co-leader: Yes
No
Leader: Yes
No
Not applicable:
Yes
No
If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or
both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
Yes
No
If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private
trips together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any materials
you send out.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
Summary
Please provide a description
of the trip and the activities
planned. If available, please
include or attach an itinerary.
Accommodations
Please describe your plans for
accommodation(s)
Meals: Please describe your
plans for providing meals. If
the budget includes any funds
for leader meals not shared
with the group please justify.
Local Transportation
Please describe your plans for
local transportation
Will leaders or participants be
drivers of motor vehicles?
Permits or permissions
Form Revised February 2014
Daily ski tours in the ungroomed backcountry of Routt National Forest around
Steamboat Springs. We will drive to various trailheads and the tours will be in the range
of 6-10 miles each and range in elevation from ~7600 to ~9600 feet. We will stay in the
town of Steamboat Springs, a major resort town in CO and there will be ample time for
participants to tour the town
We will stay at a centrally located hotel right in town.
Breakfasts are included in the hotel room rate, trail lunches and snacks are the
responsibility of the participants and dinners will be group meals at local restaurants
We will rent either 2 12-passanger vans or 3 full-sized SUVs
Will leaders be drivers?
Will volunteer participants be drivers?
If so, MVR checks will be needed. See Appendix S1.
Yes
No
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Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
required:
No, confirmed with a ranger at the Routt National Forest Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger
District, A couple of the potential areas we will ski require purchase of parking pass
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Nordic backcountry ski equipment by screening
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
Intermediate skiing ability assessed through screening and reference checking
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
skills on the part of the
participant?
Pre-trip activities
Yes
Do you plan to get your group
together before the trip for an
activity or social event?
Conservation, education and
recreation
How will this AMC-AT trip meet the
mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/mission.cfm
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
In addition to identifying wildlife and animal tracks, recreating in the glorious
beauty of winter in the Rockies and skiing in the deep, beautiful "Champagne
Powder" of that part of Colorado, the area is rich is pioneer history. We may also
be able to partake in the annual Winter Carnival.
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
This section should be completed if the trip will be using a tour operator, outfitter, guide service, travel agency or
other such company or person(s) for a significant part of the trip or for the entire trip. Any person(s) or companies
that are handling a significant portion of trip funds or arrangements need to be vetted. If there is more than one
tour operator please provide this information about each such entity.
Will this trip require a tour
Yes
No
operator or guide service
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip,
during part of or for the
please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
entire trip?
Name of tour operator/guide
service
Tour operator website
Safety record
Please provide information
about their safety record.
Insurance
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $
Do they have liability
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
insurance?
additional insured?
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
response plan in the case of an
emergency.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section
if applicable.
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
Weather, snow conditions, avalanche potential
Response
Both the weather and avalanche forecasts are monitored at least daily by the leaders and
snow condtions are also assessed. If any are likely to pose a heightened risk we will
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Foreign Country
Potential hazards
Response
Transportation
Potential hazards
Response
Participants
Potential hazards
Response
Other
Potential hazards
Response
modify where we go or even if we go for a tour
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Colorado is pretty mellow these days
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Driving in snowy conditions
Drivers are known to the leaders and are all expericenced in driving under such
conditions. Most tours likely will not require long drives but under such conditions,
drivers will reduce speed and increase distance between vehicles. If the situation
warrants, we will opt for a closer trail
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Misrepresentation of skiing ability and/or equipment, or fitness level
Diligent screening of paritipants unknown to the leaders, including checking AMC
references
Conditions unique to this type of trip
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Give as much detail as possible and list any special
communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS BLANK
We expect that cell phone coverage in the actual skiing venues is spotty at best. We
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
carry radios for 2 way communication. We will carry the telephone numbers for
documentation, distance from
Colorado State Police and theRoutt National Forest Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger
emergency services
District with us
Both leaders carry cellphones and 2-way radios and packs with all sorts of ski and
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
participant first aid equipment
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
Both leaders are members of the National Ski Patrol and are experienced in and undergo
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
training in remote location evacuation. We will also not be too far from backup
evacuation from the
professional assistance
backcountry location if
applicable?
Yamba Valley Medical Center, 1024 Central Park Dr, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Medical care
Please describe the medical
Phone:(970) 879-1322. It is a full-service acute care hospital including emergency care,
care available in the area(s)
surgical services and the Family Birth Place with a Special Care Nursery. YVMC’s
where you will be traveling
Emergency Department is designated by the State of Colorado as a Level IV Trauma
and list names and telephone
Center.
numbers for these facilities.
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each foreign currency, the
current $US dollar exchange rate and what
contingencies you have if that rate changes. If
a tour operator or agent is being used, what
currency is the agent to be paid in?
Airline - full payment due on booking,
Group Trip Deposits
What deposits will be required
Lodge - $250 due at contract signing, $450 due 01 Oct 215, balance due30 days out
from you by airlines, hotels, tour (still negotiating)
operators, etc., and when?
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Group Trip Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund of any deposits?
Participant deposits
What are the initial deposit and
your schedule of payments by
participants to you?
Cancellation policy
What will be your cancellation
policy for the participants?
Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if you
do not get the minimum number?
Reference web links:
AMC-ATC Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
AMC-ATC Chair:
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Art Paradice/Bob Bentley
Currently when signing the lodging contract (still negotiating)
Initial deposit of $500 upon application, $1100 due October 1 and $1100 due
November 15
Full refund (less $25 fee) as long as replacement can be found, unrecoverable costs if
replacement cannot be found.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
Most likely, it will depend upon the number signed up
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/committee/proposals/
nholland@outdoors.org
mikebarry657@mac.com
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