Powder Horn 2018

The Powder Horn Course is designed to help the troop, team, or crew by exposing older Scouts, Venturers, and adult leaders to safely conducted outdoor/high-adventure activities of a fun and challenging nature. The course provides an introduction to the resources needed to successfully lead youth through a program of outdoor adventure and is based upon giving participants an exposure to some outdoor/high-dventure activities

Dates and Location:

August 18th - 19th, 2018
Camp Emerald Bay
1 Cove Rd, Avalon, CA 90704

September 8th - 9 th, 2018
Camp Whitsett
Forest Rte 22S82, Kernville, CA 93238

Course Fees are $300.00 and includes all meals, materials and demonstration items including a $100 non-refundable deposit.
 

Everyone must be a registered youth or adult member of the Boy Scouts of America.
 

All Youth must be 14 (please contact the course director if you have a Venturing Participant who is 13 and a half but has completed the 8th grade).
 

Youth must have completed their unit version of Leadership Training (Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troop, Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crew, etc.).
 

Adults must be “Trained” for their position.
 

All participants must complete Venturing Youth Protection, Hazardous Weather, Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defense and Climb on Safely online through myscouting.org, the e-learning section of training.
 

All participants must meet the physical requirements contained in the Annual Health & Medical Record physical in a backcountry environment.