Shoulder Season Shakedown
Vendors & Edu-Stations
Vendors & Edu-Stations
Vendors & Edu-Stations
Community Partner Leaders and Educators will host 40-min skills rotations throughout the day on Saturday. Each will focus on a different backcountry skill or movement. Topics range from packing the essentials to layering, and more!
SAR Demonstrations
Vendors & Edu-Stations
Vendors & Edu-Stations
This year we are welcoming an
"ALL-SAR BASECAMP"
Volunteers and leaders from various Search & Rescue Teams will be present to demonstrate behind-the-scenes actions of SAR operations and answer questions. Mountain Rescue Service will also bring rescue packs and equipment to show. We believe that the AVSAR Trailer will be on-site as well to explore.
Speaker Program
Vendors & Edu-Stations
Sunday Workshops
On Saturday evening, we will hear from Joe Lentini, former Director of the EMS Climbing School, and 50-year climbing veteran who also serves as a Team Leader on the storied Mountain Rescue Service, the most technically-oriented of the SAR Teams.
We will be screening the Film:
109 Below, presented by Arc'teryx
Sunday Workshops
Schedule of Events
Sunday Workshops
Sunday will offer a few workshops to choose from in the morning after check-out. We will stay on premesis, and practice one or more of the skills that we learned on Saturday.
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
This will be an action-packed weekend that focuses on safety, risk awareness & mitigation, proper decision-making, and community-based peer-to-peer experiential learning.
SnowSafe Summit 25
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
Check out the photos from our inaugural safety event, the SnowSafe Summit!
Over a stormy weekend in February, we all braved the weather and walked away as smarter, safer outdoorspeople.
Book Now | Day Pass
Book Now | Day Pass
Book Now | Day Pass
Day Pass Saturday - FREE!
Day Pass includes all activities and meals on Saturday, OCT 25. This pass does not include the use of indoor facilities such as kitchen & bathroom, and does not include any overnight accommodations.
Outdoor porta-potties & potable water are always available to everyone.
Book Now | Camping
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Outdoor Camping - No Indoor Facilities - FREE!
A Camping Pass includes all activities and meals from Friday OCT 24 to SUN OCT 26. This pass does not include indoor facilities, and you will provide your own camping gear.
Car camping, RVs, Vans, etc are welcome.
Outdoor porta-potties & potable water are always available to everyone.
Book Now | Bunking
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Book Now | Bunking
Indoor Bunking with Facilities - FREE!
(First Come, First Served Beds)
An Indoor Bunking Pass includes all activities and meals from Friday OCT 24 to SUN OCT 26. This pass includes all indoor facilities, including kitchen, bathroom, bunk rooms, bed linens, refrigerator, and boot dryers.
Outdoor porta-potties & potable water are always available to everyone.
Contributors & Sponsors
Past Community Education Events
SnowSafe Summit at the Barn Door Hostel | FEB 2025
Mostly, I am overwhelmed by the support and resilience each and every contributor to this event showed. We brought together leaders, educators, experts, beginners, friends, experiences, and a vibe that was unmatched and BRIGHT. We are each others’ most valuable resources. Zero participants came with friends. Each and every one of us were strangers to each other with the exception of the leadership & volunteer teams. Within literal minutes, everyone was friends. I mean MINUTES. Thank you to the Vendors & Educators that spent their Saturday under a tent in the snow to teach this community about their given skill. The feedback I’ve heard so far is that the EduStations served to save a life one day. Thank you to Nick Higgins who was the visionary and co-lead of this event. We executed a successful mission, and plan to do many more in the future. His vision came after the sudden, tragic loss of his extraordinary friend and climbing partner, Christopher "Rafiki" Roma.
Peak Precautions: Intro to Avalanche Safety for Hikers
Hiking Buddies 501(c)(3) hosts a lively presentation and discussion regarding avalanche safety in the White Mountains, presented by the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, with Director, Jeff Fongemie.
Jeff has spent over 30 years deeply involved with mountain guide programs, rescue teams including Mountain Rescue Service, and has extensive experience in countless backcountry situations.
Topics Covered:
What is an avalanche?
Where do they happen, and when?
Do we have avalanches in the White Mountains?
How to recognize, how to avoid, how to stay safe and where to get more information and education.
You can view the event recording below.
DECISION-MAKING & RISK IN THE WILDERNESS with AUTHOR TY GAGNE
Hiking Buddies hosted a lively conversation and storytelling with Ty Gagne, acclaimed author of "The Last Traverse: Tragedy & Resilience" and "Where You'll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and The Last Climb of Kate Matrosova".
Ty is also a certified Wilderness First Responder and CEO of New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange (PRIMEX).
Ty Gagne's Website: https://www.fullconditionsnh.com/
Whether you are new to hiking, or have longstanding questions you'd prefer not to blast on social media...this is for you.
You can view the event recording below.
Past Community Impact Events
MOUNTAINS & MICROBREWS 2023 at Tuckermans Brewing Company, Conway NH
Our third annual Mountains & Microbrews fundraiser was a great success!. Hiking Buddies gathered for a night of laughs, games, live music, and fun...all for a great cause!
2023 Image Gallery
Thank you to our gracious hosts: