Winter Hiking Safety
Published 2/2026
Created by Paul Fehringer
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Level: All Levels | Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 24 Lectures ( 2h 1m ) | Size: 4.2 GB
✓ Learn how to hike safely in winter conditions-layering, traction, navigation, weather awareness, and emergency decision-making.
✓ Know when it's safe to hike-and when to turn back
✓ Dress properly for cold, wet, and windy conditions
✓ Stay oriented even when trails disappear
✓ Feel confident making conservative, smart decisions
✓ Handle common winter emergencies calmly
Requirements
● No requirements other than a desire to learn how to stay safe in the winter while hiking.
Description
Winter Hiking Safety: Stay Warm, Oriented, and Confident on Cold-Weather Trails
Winter hiking can be beautiful, quiet, and deeply rewarding-but it also comes with real risks if you're not prepared. Short daylight hours, cold temperatures, snow-covered trails, and rapidly changing weather mean winter hiking requires a different mindset than hiking in warmer seasons.
This course is designed for beginner to intermediate hikers who want to enjoy winter trails without unnecessary risk. You don't need extreme gear, mountaineering experience, or a high tolerance for danger. What you do need is solid decision-making, realistic planning, and an understanding of how cold conditions change everything.
In this course, you'll learn how to stay warm, stay oriented, and know when to turn back-three of the most important winter hiking safety skills.
What You'll Learn
• How winter hiking risks differ from three-season hiking
• How to dress using a simple, practical layering system
• How to manage sweat, cold, wind, and wet conditions
• How to walk safely on snow and ice and choose the right traction
• How to stay oriented when trails are buried or markers are hidden
• How to plan around weather, daylight, and changing conditions
• Early warning signs of hypothermia and frostbite-and what to do
• How to respond calmly if you're lost, injured, or delayed
• How to hike solo more safely in winter
• How to build winter hiking confidence without taking reckless risks
Who this course is for
■ Beginner to intermediate hikers
■ People who hike in winter "sometimes" and feel unsure
■ Nature lovers who don't want extreme risk
■ Anyone hiking alone
Winter Hiking Safety
