WICKED WINTER POLAR BEAR
FEBRUARY 8-9, 2025
ISLAND LAKE RECREATION AREA

After the holidays, everyone was waiting for spring to arrive and the plants to grow again. But this year a second winter came, and it was far worse than the first! Instead of blue snow, there was a freezing ice storm! The land, the water, and even the air were covered in a deadly sheet of frozen ice. The camp was stuck for the winter, and no supplies could get in or out. It got so cold that the Ax-men all grew full-length beards to keep warm – even the women! Paul Bunyan got so cold he made a hat out of a sleeping grizzly bear and shoved sheep up his sleeves for lining. Sourdough Sam had no flour left for Flapjacks and he had to boil everybody’s boots! They ate soup from the broth, and used the leather to make boot jerky.

At the 179 Wicked Winter Challenge you will hike everything into camp for 1 mile using a backpack or a sled. You must stay outdoors for a period of 24 hours, all cooking must be done outdoors. You must build a shelter to weather the snow and ice. After all that you will earn the 179 Wicked Winter Polar Bear Patch. Are you ready for the challenge?