- Check your email or the website right before you leave home on Friday for last-minute messages.
- EAT lunch or an early dinner, or bring something non-messy to eat in the car (and ask your driver if it's okay).
- Don't forget your signed Permission Slip.
- Review the list below.
WHAT TO BRING TO WINTERFEST (this information is also on the website in case you misplace this message).
- Clothing: regular gear for a cabin/outdoor campout (just like the Klondike!). You will be outside throughout he day so bring layers that will keep you warm. Bring lots of clothing layers and a complete second set of clothes, especially socks, gloves and hat. Bring comfy clothes to sleep in at night (it's warm inside, but sweatpants + slippers are great to have).
- You need outdoor shoes that will keep your feet warm and dry (like hiking boots, snow boots, etc.).
- If you are staying until Monday please bring good hiking boots or shoes for a Sunday hike at World's End State Park (Philmont Scouts: bring your boots).
- Bring your Class A Uniform (shirt and pants) to wear when you're "on duty" (include your name tag but not your neckerchief).
- You don't need eating gear but a sturdy water bottle is important (with your name on it).
- Label everything with your name and bring a duffel bag big enough to put everything in.
- A warm sleeping bag. We will be staying upstairs in the dining hall (on the floor) and in an adjacent cabin (on a bunk). It's heated but you should bring a sleeping pad or air mattress (kind of like the Klondike Derby, except a lot warmer!) or even a camp cot, if you want.
- A pillow (just not a massive one, please)
- Spending money to enter the contests, sponsor one of our Scouts for a jump into the frozen lake, buy knick-knacks, or stuff from the Camp Brulé Trading Post if it's open. We suggest $20 to $40.
- Board games, or anything else to keep us entertained while inside (but no electronic games please).
- Does anyone have a Karaoke machine or a portable DVD player? Please email or message Mr. Trejo.
- A camera, if you want.
- Bring a hat for the GOOFY WINTER HAT CONTEST - Bring your goofiest hat!
- Your Scout Handbook, if you want to work on advancement.
- If you want to enter the Polar Bear Plunge, a completed entry form and signed by your parent(s) plus at least a $100 donation (remember, this entire Winterfest event is a fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of Sullivan County).
- Equipment if you want for:
- X-Country skiing: We may bring cross-country skiing gear. If you have your own cross-country ski gear, or can borrow some, please do so and bring it.
- Snow-shoeing: bring your own, if you have them or if you can borrow them.
The lake will most likely *NOT* be frozen enough for us to go on it. Ice skating/ice hockey: bring your own skates and hockey gear.Ice fishing: bring your own gear.
Sign up for the 2020 Winterfest ==> HERE (Feb 14th, 15th, regular return 16th, optional return on 17th) Here's what we're going to do there: Friday:
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Sunday:
Again for 2020: Sunday to Monday option: Stay until Monday and spend more time cross-country skiing, hike in World's End State Park, play board games in the cabin, watch movies, and hang out. If there are enough interested Scouts and adults/drivers we'll stay the extra day. Let us know on the RSVP form if you are interested in staying one extra night. This was really fun the last few years, and kind of chill because Scouts had lots of free time to do things outside, inside, or absolutely nothing. We may do Karaoke again, a new tradition started in 2019! So here's the plan:
Sign up for the 2020 Winterfest ==> HERE Human sled race winners 2010; who do you recognize? |