Horn Creek Colorado Leadership Requirements

Quest Colorado & Sigma Junior

Special Activities at Sky Ranch Colorado Leadership Camps!

The following special activities are made available to campers during their stay at Sky Ranch Horn Creek, weather permitting. Campers are always welcome to opt out of participating in any camp activity. Parents that do not wish for their camper to participate in any activity may inform Sky Ranch before camper arrival by emailing GuestServices@SkyRanch.org and informing their camper.

All camp activity staff are at least 18 years old and trained in accordance with industry and Colorado state standards. All camp activity staff are CPR and First Aid certified. Proper staff to camper ratios will be met or exceeded at each activity.

Safety briefings will be provided to campers prior to participation at each staffed activity. Campers must follow instructions of activity staff while participating. Activity equipment is only used in the specified areas and is stored in a locked area when not in use. No access will be permitted to activity areas when the activity staff is not present and on duty. For information or requests to view full activity policies and procedures please contact us at Policies@SkyRanch.org.

Alpine Swing

Requires closed-toe shoes
Requires fitting into appropriately sized harness and helmet provided
Requires shoulder length hair or longer to be secured back with a hair tie
Participants briefly climb an a-frame ladder to connect to and disconnect from the swing cable
Those with heart or back problems should not participate
Other campers contribute to this activity by pulling together on a rope to help the participant to their desired swing height

Climbing Wall

Requires closed-toe shoes
Requires fitting into appropriately sized harness provided
Requires shoulder length hair or longer to be secured back with a hair tie

Zipline

Requires closed-toe shoes
Requires fitting into appropriately sized harness and helmet provided
Requires shoulder length hair or longer to be secured back with a hair tie
Weight limit: 250 lbs.
Those with heart or back problems should not participate

Bowling

Requires fitting into appropriately sized bowling shoes provided

Target Sports- Archery, Hatchets, Sling shots, Rifelry

Requires closed-toe shoes
Requires following range safety commands in a controlled manner
Range boundaries are clearly marked
Observers remain at least 10 ft behind the firing line

ARCHERY

Requires arm guard protection provided
Utilizes traditional round targets and 3D targets that mimic stationary game animals

HATCHETS & SLINGSHOTS

Requires eye wear protection provided
Requires following range safety commands in a controlled manner

RIFELRY

Requires eye wear and hearing protection provided
Utilizes provided .22 caliber rimfire, single-shot, bolt-action rifles only
No more than 5 cartridges are given at a time to participants at the firing line
Between participants, rifle chambers are unloaded with action open and muzzles pointed in a safe direction down range