Winter Awareness Training Requirement

[John-in-KC 311]

What ScoutNut said sounds to me like a liability issue run amok:

 

- Claims against the BSA liability policy for cold weather injuries or lawsuits against the Council for same have the attention of the Camping Committee and the Executive Board.

 

OR

 

- Someone on either the Health & Safety or Camping committees (or an attorney/insurance guy anywhere in the Executive Board) does not trust the Chartered Partners, leaders, boys, and the Council training committee.

 

 

[Kahuna 172]

There's one issue I don't even have to think about!

[eisely 13]

In reviewing these posts, the one important point that comes through is the degree of severity of the conditions and the nature of the activities in which you will participate. Our council offers a snow camping course for adults, including an overnight in the snow. Snow camping techniques are also occasionally presented at the district roundtable. Our troop annually goes snow camping in the Sierras, but this is a car camping expedition. There are several areas accessible by car where this can be done. Consequently we usually limit our training for the scouts to equipment and recognizing hypothermia. If we were doing something more demanding then we would do more training and conditioning. As with any other activity or skill, there is no reason that the older scouts cannot teach this, but they need help.