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Greylock Tour Plan

Using the same tour planning template as for the practice ski tour, plan the following route:
  1. On the morning of the first day, start at the Mt Greylock Ski Club lodge.
  2. Skin up to a campsite along Sperry Road and spent the night there.
  3. On the morning of the second day, skin up to the summit of Mt Greylock.
  4. Ski down the AT and then the full length of the Thunderbolt.
  5. Start skinning up the Bellows Pipe, then select a location for your overnight camp.
  6. On the morning of the third day, skin up to the summit of Mt Greylock.
  7. Finally, ski back down to the Mt Greylock Ski Club lodge.
All of your ski descents should be on established trails, but portions of your skinning ascents can be -- and are encouraged to be -- bushwhacks.  
Consider how your planned times might change if part of a larger group, even of comparable fitness, gear, and abilities.  (For the course, our times will be far slower since we will break frequently to conduct training sessions on various topics.)