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- LOCAL AVALANCHE COURSE (info per Big Hoss Ski Shop. Thanks!)
FOR ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED!
AN AVALANCHE AWARENESS COURSE IS BEING OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL SKI PATROL. THE COURSE IS OPEN TO BOTH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MEMBERS OF THE SKI PATROL.
TOPICS COVERED: Avalanche Conditions, Human Factors, Snow Conditions, Weather, Route Selection, Transceivers, Avoiding an avalanche, What to do if you or a member of your group is caught by an avalanche.
TIME: Tuesday Feb. 10th, 6 to 10 PM
Thursday Feb. 12th, 6 to 10 PM
Tuesday Feb. 17th, 6 to 10 PM
Thursday Feb. 19th, 6 to 10 PM
Saturday Feb. 21st, ALL DAY IN THE FIELD
NOTE: To Participate In The Field Session, All Classroom Sessions Must Be Attended.
COST: $45 (INCLUDES MATERIALS & TEXT). Payable at the first class.
PLACE: Room 3106, UW Engineering College (West side)
RESERVATION OR INFO: Call Frank at 745-7011 or fdskiing@yahoo.com
Want to Refresh? If you have taken this course in the past, the National Ski Patrol recommends you refresh every three years. There have been significant changes. Refresher cost is $10 plus text cost. |
- A Dozen More Turns. From revver.com: "One of Student Films Across America's local picks, directed by Amber Seyler. A Dozen More Turns is the true story of five close friends, all with extensive avalanche education, who went on a New Year's Day hut trip in Southwestern Montana. A member of the group triggered an avalanche with truly devastating consequences. This film tells this tragic story in an effort to help backcountry enthusiasts re-calibrate their decision-making processes when up on the slopes. Using emotional interviews, science and compelling home video footage left behind by the group, each viewer is left wondering if simply having avalanche education is enough to save our lives in the backcountry. How much are we willing to risk for a dozen more turns?"
- Premier group in this area is the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) for current reports throughout Colorado
- Avalanche Center.org has some education information and links to incidents in past years, as well as forums and access to equipment.
- Avalanche.org - another comprehensive site with links to centers in several states
- The Battle of Carson Pass - from a 1998 article in Smithsonian Magazine (troublesome link)
- Avalanche Dogs of the Jackson Hole Ski Patrol - from the Jackson Hole Net e-zine.
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