Winter Count Skills Gathering
near Florence, AZ
Feb 9 - Feb 15, 2020
Unfortunately, Tamara has had some scheduling conflicts arise and will be unable to be at Winter Count this year.
This is a highly recommended event and promises to be an amazing week for all who attend and she is looking forward to next year.
Winter Count is a primitive skills gathering that has been taking place every February in the stunning Sonoran desert of southern Arizona since 1995. Founded by Dave and Paula Wescott, Winter Count is one of the preeminent gatherings of its kind. Instructors and students spend one week together sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge of skills such as fire making, archery, basketry, hide tanning, pottery, flintknapping, and much more. Winter Count is known for the high quality of its instructors and small class sizes.
Winter Count is a "conference " style event that was started for instructors and people in the field of primitive living skills, experimental archeology and survival skills to come together, spend time with their peers sharing knowledge, offering their skills and having a good time. Instructors at Winter Count are not paid but instead receive compensation from networking we facilitate during the year, sharing what they have learned, and giving them a place to have a week off from their normal schedules. You will also have the opportunity to buy their wares, products, books, etc.
Five hundred people, including students, instructors, and camp staff, camp together, share meals, teach, learn, tell stories, and play music around the campfire. Many of the folks who come to this gathering have been attending for many years, bringing their kids to what has become for them a "family reunion."
We are a diverse group of people from many experiences, opinions, family backgrounds, and levels of expertise who come together to share what it is that makes us excited about life. You may find yourself around people that don't share your political, spiritual or life views.
The site (elevation 2600ft) has a beautiful view of the Superstition Mountains, stunning night skies and no neighbors.
