Beginner's Snowshoeing Tour in Rocky Mountain National Park
This is our most popular snowshoeing tour in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Perfect for beginners and includes snowshoes, trekking poles, hot drink, and tutorial.
Location
Meet in Estes Park, Colorado. Details will be provided after booking.
Description
Sprague Lake and Glacier Gorge
Intensity: Easy-Moderate
Mileage: 3 miles round trip
Elevation gain: ~500 ft.
Drive time from meeting point to trailhead: 20 minutes
Trail time: 2 hours (+15 minute tutorial on how to use the gear)
Description: This tour is perfect if you’re moderately fit and a snowshoeing beginner. We'll start the tour with a 15 minute snowshoeing tutorial where we'll show you how to use the gear and practice moving with it on. Please wear sturdy, waterproof hiking boots for snowshoeing. The 2 hours of hiking will begin after the tutorial
This snowshoeing tour takes us on a trail around Sprague Lake and then through the peaceful, less traveled forest in Glacier Gorge whose rocks were cut by glaciers tens of thousands of years ago. The forest is filled with pristine pine and quaking aspen. It's difficult not to feel a sense of calm and peace in this environment. You can enjoy incredible mountain views from Sprague Lake and the Glacier Gorge trail without the chaos of being on the popular trails.
After booking, you'll receive an email with details like meeting place and time, and tips on how to prepare and what to bring.
Rates
$100 per person, includes snowshoes, trekking poles, tutorial, and hot drink.
Guides do accept tips and they are greatly appreciated since every tour is customized for your group. 10-20% is customary.
Group rates available for groups of 5 or more. Please email info@femmetrekltd.com for more information.
Private tours available. Additional charges will apply. Please email info@femmetrekltd.com for more information.
Group Size/Age
Minimum group size: 2
Maximum group size: 9
If there are more than 9 women in your group, please email info@femmetrekltd.com.
Tours are for women 18 and up.
Plan Your Stay
Please go to Visit Estes Park to plan your stay.
What’s included/What’s not included
What's included:
- An experienced guide leading, teaching, and motivating you all the way. You're in good hands with Femme Trek guides! Our guides are trained in Wilderness First Response, First Aid and CPR, and have wilderness survival skills training. We also carry a device to reach emergency services with the click of a button in case of emergency.
- Snowshoes, trekking poles.
- Day of tutorial on how to use the gear.
- Coaching before the hike on how to prepare, how to dress, etc.
- Hot drinks.
What's not included:
- Gratuity.
- Entrance fee to Rocky Mountain National Park ($30/car)
- Transportation to and from the trailhead.
- Water/snacks.
- Warm clothing and rain gear.
- Sturdy, waterproof hiking boots.
Highlighted Points of Interest What you'll see or experience as part of Beginner's Snowshoeing Tour in Rocky Mountain National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
Updated Booking Terms and Conditions for Day Hikes and Snowshoeing Tours
Booking Terms and Conditions for Day Hikes and Snowshoeing Tours
Payments
Payment in full is due at the time of booking for day hiking and snowshoeing tours.
Refunds/Cancellations
A refund minus a $50 administrative fee will be given if a trip is cancelled with 7+ days’ notice.
A 50% refund will be given for trips cancelled with 48 hours’ notice.
No refund will be given for trips cancelled within 48 hours of trip date.
Itinerary Changes
We at Femme Trek will do everything possible to honor the trip itinerary you booked with us. However, itineraries are subject to change due to hazardous weather conditions, wildlife, forest fires, park and trail closures, unsafe trail conditions, illness, unforeseen incidents, or other reasons not listed here. If an itinerary needs to be changed, we’ll do everything possible to provide a comparable experience. No refunds will be given for itinerary changes.
In the event the trip is cancelled by Femme Trek a full refund will be issued minus a $50 administrative fee. However, Femme Trek is not responsible for expenses incurred due to trip cancellation including but not limited to flights, hotel, rental car, meals, or any other travel expenses incurred.
Right to Refuse Service and Release from a Tour
Femme Trek reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason without a refund. This policy is implemented for the safety of the guides and the group.
Femme Trek guides will wait no longer than 5 minutes at the meeting point to collect clients. If a client(s) shows up to the meeting location more than 5 minutes late without notifying the guide, the tour will leave without the client(s) and no refund will be issued. If the client notifies the guide that she will be more than 10 minutes late, the client will be issued a credit, not a refund. The tours start at a certain time for many reasons, mostly for parking to avoid a longer hike, and so that the group is finished with the hike before dangerous thunderstorms roll in.
If a client chooses to leave the tour early before they group is back to the trailhead (for example they are enjoying the wilderness and want to linger longer), she/they will need to sign out with the guide. The guide will prepare a paper detailing the reason why the person wants to be released from the tour, date/time, and location. The client(s) will be asked to sign this paper. No refund will be issued.
Examples of refusing service include, but are not limited to a client showing up drunk and/or hung over, not being prepared for the hike (incorrectly dressed or not bringing enough food and/or water for the trip length), a client bringing alcohol to drink on the tour, a client refusing to follow the instructions of the Femme Trek guide thereby putting the group in danger, inappropriate behavior, not turning around if the guide advises it due to dangerous conditions or trip time, and any other reasons not listed here. The Femme Trek guide will give the client 2 verbal warnings. If the client doesn't change the behavior, they will be notified that they are being released from the tour and Femme Trek is no longer responsible for them. The Femme Trek guide will file an internal report detailing the incident, warnings issued, and time and place the client was released from the tour. Femme Trek will ask for witnesses to also file a report with Femme Trek.
