Winter Arctic Survival Skills
Mon, Feb 09
|Lac du Bonnet
Winter is an amazing time of year; a boreal landscape filled with snow and the air cold enough to hurt our face (but no mosquitos!), and the magical serenity of winter travel draws many of us out to explore.
Time & Location
Feb 09, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – Feb 13, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Lac du Bonnet, Lac du Bonnet, MB, Canada
About the event
Winter & Arctic Survival Skills
Some of us travel further North to the Tundra and Arctic "Wastelands". Learn the specific application of survival in the snow-covered landscape - without the arctic price tag!
Syllabus (Includes but not limited to)
Clothing, Equipment
First Aid, Cold injuries, Hazards
Travel, Toboggans, Snowshoe/Skis, Emergency snowshoe fabrication
On foot, Predator Safety, Fire/Heating Devices
Kudlik/Qulliq, Candle, Wood stove, Twig fire
Shelter, Quinze, Snow cave
Snow trench, Hot tent
Signals, Water Collection
Food, Emergency rations
Lard, Cooking, Snaring
Netting, Winter vegetation
Prerequisites: WSS1 encouraged, but not required
Duration: 5 days, 4 nights (each night spent in a different type of winter shelter)
Maximum Instructor to Participant Ratio: 1:6
Cost: $1000 + tax REGISTER NOW