Winter First Aid (Calgary)

This exciting and educational Winter Survival class is designed to teach kids the essential skills needed to stay safe and confident in Alberta’s cold and snowy backcountry. Set in a supervised outdoor environment, the class combines hands-on learning with real-world safety practices tailored to winter conditions.

Participants will:

• Learn how to dress for cold weather using the layering system and how to stay dry and insulated.

• Practice building emergency winter shelters, such as snow caves, lean-tos, and debris shelters adapted for snow.

• Learn how to safely start and maintain fires in winter using primitive and modern techniques, including ferro rods and fire lays for snowy conditions.

• Identify edible plants and emergency water sources in winter environments.

Additional Information

We will meet at Picnic Site 1 which is just South of the playground and behind the new washrooms being built. 

Please dress for colder than the weather forecast calls for

Pack snacks and something to drink.

Parents and siblings 5 and under are welcome to stay. 

All tools and materials are supplied