Alumni Trips 2025
Trip sign-ups for the 2025 Season will begin on January 6, 2025
New alumni trips will be posted both here and on the Sierra Club Activities and Events calendar periodically throughout the snowcamping season, and are also announced via the Snowcamping Alumni News email list (Alumni can subscribe to this moderated email list via the “Contact Us” page).
2025 Trips Overview — Additional trips Will be posted as available
| Trip | Status | Date | Leaders | Cost* |
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| Castle Pass Trip |
Available |
January 24-25, 2025 | Mike Bandrowski and Peter Iannone | $35 |
| Lassen National Park: Lake Helen | Trip is wait listed. | February 15-17, 2025 | Jamsheed Wania and Molly Rose | $40 |
| Yosemite: Exploring Crane Flat- Lookouts and Sequoias | Will be available for sign up on January 27 |
February 28-March 2, 2025 |
Mike Bandrowski and Molly Rose | $35 |
| Dewey Point Yosemite NP | Available | April 5-7, 2025 | Lorrie Poch and Susan Barbour | $35 |
| More trips hopefully posting soon! |
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* prices do not include park entrance fees
Alumni Trip Details:
To check availability and sign up, please click on the “Apply For …” link below for the specific trip(s) that you are interested in. Trip listings in the Sierra Club Activities and Events calendar include leader contact information.
• Castle Pass Trip
Start the 2025 snowcamping season by snowshoeing on an overnight trip over Castle Pass in the Lake Tahoe area. We will start early on Friday morning from the Donner Summit SnoPark and hike over Castle Pass and down to Round Valley near the Peter Grubb hut, where we will set up camp. This will be about 4 miles and 700 foot elevation gain. Depending on snow levels, we can build shelters or use tents. We will hike out on Saturday along Andesite Ridge, as conditions allow. Join us to celebrate the start of the winter season! Must be Alumni of the SF Bay Chapter’s Snowcamping Training Series. Trip limited to 12 participants.
• Lassen National Park: Lake helen
Trip is Wait Listed.
Enjoy three days over President’s Day weekend exploring the area around Lake Helen in Lassen National Park. We’ll meet Saturday morning at the Southern entrance to the park, snowshoe to Lake Helen and set up camp. We’ll spend Sunday exploring the area. On Monday morning we will break camp and head back to the cars.
• Yosemite: Exploring Crane Flat – Lookouts and Sequoias
Yosemite Snowcamping Near Crane Flat: Enjoy a long weekend exploring the area around Crane Flat in Yosemite National Park. We will stay Thursday night somewhere nearby. Friday morning we will drive to Crane Flat and then snowshoe to a nearby area to set up camp. We will then spend the rest of the day Friday, as well as Saturday, exploring the area to spots such as Tuolumne Sequoia Grove, Gin Flat, and Crane Flat Lookout or Clark Range Viewpoint. On Sunday morning we will break camp and head back to the cars. Must be Alumni of the SF Bay Chapter’s Snowcamping Training Series. Trip limited to 10 participants
• Dewey Point Yosemite NP
This is a two-night trip camping at Dewey Point on the South rim of Yosemite Valley. On our layover day we will snowshoe to both Crocker and Stanford Points as day hikes. Starting elevation is approximately 7200’ and Dewey Point elevation is 7400’. We start at Badger Pass and hike about 3.5 miles to Dewey Point via the Meadow Trail with total elevation of 600’.
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Experienced snowcamping series leaders – please contact Mike Bandrowski if you are interested in leading an alumni trip! If you are looking for inspiration you can also look at the list of past alumni trips!