This award was developed for those participants that while engaged in a High Adventure activity get caught in a situation where the visibility is reduced to less than 5 feet distance.

Conditions that can cause the reduction of visibility: rain storm, hail storm, sleet or snow storm, sand storm, fog or low clouds, or any combination of these.

Snowshoe a minimum of 5 miles over a two day period with an overnight camp.

Ski a minimum skiing distance of 2.5 miles over a two day period, with an overnight campout on the snow.

Backpack for 1 night or more in the snow.

The award is for those units, groups and participants who get caught in an unscheduled surprise snow storm while on a weekend or long term trip. It is not for a unit that plans a winter trip and are expecting a possible snow storm while on that trip.

Snowshoe a minimum of 2.5 miles over a two day period with an overnight camp in snow.

Special award for being on an outing cut short by rain.

Patch is earned by camping overnight in one of the local Council Camps: Emerson or Helendade.  The campout must be in snow and the unit may use tents or erect temporary shelters. NO CABINS.

Established for those participants engaged in a high adventure trip of 3 days or more that: Due to mother nature creating such a disturbance that adult leaders using good sound judgment turned back or took an escape route to eliminate possible danger to the participants and were not able to complete the requirements to earn the original award.

Ski a minimum of 10 miles over a two day period with an overnight camp.

Camp overnight in a primitive campsite or a Scout Camp in 2" of snow or more, cooking supper and breakfast at the campsite.