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Please note that prerequisite is the four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.
If the evening class at Ski Gull fills up, I will try to arrange a class in the morning on the same day.
Four Hour Avalanche Beacon and Rescue Field Session
Outdoors setting. Hands-on training.
Date: January 14, 2009
Location: Brainerd, MN Ski Gull. www.skigull.com 9898 County Rd 77sw Nisswa, MN 56468
Directions
From Brainerd: North on Hwy 371 approximately 4 miles to County Road 77 (Pine Beach Road). Turn west on 77 aproximately 10 miles to Ski Gull on your right.
From Nisswa: South on Hwy 371 approximately 2 miles to County Road 77. Turn east on 77 approximately 7 miles to Ski Gull on your left.
Time: Thursday 6pm-10pm
Prerequisite: Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.
Learn: To find a beacon in under two minutes, search efficiently for multiple beacons, probe for a victim, search techniques, lead and execute a fast avalanche rescue.
Course content:
Single and multiple beacon searches.
o Search patterns.
o Walk by test.
o Working as a team.
o Accurate pinpointing.
o Effective shoveling
o Common mistakes in beacon searches.
• Probing
o Finding someone without a beacon
o Effective probing and pinpointing deep burials
• Rescue techniques.
o It not just looking at a beacon.
o Analyzing the avalanche and finding the most likely burial point.
o Coordination and step by step procedures for a fast rescue.
o Leadership and team work.
o probing and probe lines.
o Mistakes in rescue.
• Rescue scenarios.
o Group timed rescue.
o Find victims with and without beacons.
What to bring:
• Warm clothes and extra gloves. Dress much warmer than you would expect. We have never cancelled a class due to weather.
• Food and water.
• Sunscreen.
• Your avalanche gear: beacon, shovel, probe.
• Good health, please let us know if you have health conditions or concerns. We will be walking/running up and down hills on the rescue scenario and rescue station.
We supply: Beacons, shovels and probes if you do not have them.
Cost $79 Must sign up and pay in advance. Only ten students. Send check to: Avalanche 1
PO Box 2298 Avon, CO 81620.
Cancellation policy: No refund unless 96 hours advanced notice.
To sign up: Email Mike Duffy: duffyww1@aol.com or call 970-390-9433. Please contact if you have any questions.
Instructor: Mike Duffy. Level I & II Avalanche instructor Colorado Mountain College, rescue/avalanche team leader/avalanche mission coordinator Vail Mountain Rescue Group, instructor Walter Kirch Avalanche Seminars, graduate of National Avalanche School, National Academy of Winter Guiding, AVPRO. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association. Trained by BCA and Ortovox.
If the evening class at Ski Gull fills up, I will try to arrange a class in the morning on the same day.
Four Hour Avalanche Beacon and Rescue Field Session
Outdoors setting. Hands-on training.
Date: January 14, 2009
Location: Brainerd, MN Ski Gull. www.skigull.com 9898 County Rd 77sw Nisswa, MN 56468
Directions
From Brainerd: North on Hwy 371 approximately 4 miles to County Road 77 (Pine Beach Road). Turn west on 77 aproximately 10 miles to Ski Gull on your right.
From Nisswa: South on Hwy 371 approximately 2 miles to County Road 77. Turn east on 77 approximately 7 miles to Ski Gull on your left.
Time: Thursday 6pm-10pm
Prerequisite: Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.
Learn: To find a beacon in under two minutes, search efficiently for multiple beacons, probe for a victim, search techniques, lead and execute a fast avalanche rescue.
Course content:
Single and multiple beacon searches.
o Search patterns.
o Walk by test.
o Working as a team.
o Accurate pinpointing.
o Effective shoveling
o Common mistakes in beacon searches.
• Probing
o Finding someone without a beacon
o Effective probing and pinpointing deep burials
• Rescue techniques.
o It not just looking at a beacon.
o Analyzing the avalanche and finding the most likely burial point.
o Coordination and step by step procedures for a fast rescue.
o Leadership and team work.
o probing and probe lines.
o Mistakes in rescue.
• Rescue scenarios.
o Group timed rescue.
o Find victims with and without beacons.
What to bring:
• Warm clothes and extra gloves. Dress much warmer than you would expect. We have never cancelled a class due to weather.
• Food and water.
• Sunscreen.
• Your avalanche gear: beacon, shovel, probe.
• Good health, please let us know if you have health conditions or concerns. We will be walking/running up and down hills on the rescue scenario and rescue station.
We supply: Beacons, shovels and probes if you do not have them.
Take the class with those you ride with
.Cost $79 Must sign up and pay in advance. Only ten students. Send check to: Avalanche 1
PO Box 2298 Avon, CO 81620.
Cancellation policy: No refund unless 96 hours advanced notice.
To sign up: Email Mike Duffy: duffyww1@aol.com or call 970-390-9433. Please contact if you have any questions.
Instructor: Mike Duffy. Level I & II Avalanche instructor Colorado Mountain College, rescue/avalanche team leader/avalanche mission coordinator Vail Mountain Rescue Group, instructor Walter Kirch Avalanche Seminars, graduate of National Avalanche School, National Academy of Winter Guiding, AVPRO. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association. Trained by BCA and Ortovox.
