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Avalanche education for mountain riders.
Four Hour Avalanche Classes
Specifically for snowmobilers.
Classes are effective, proven and affordable.
Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, human factors involved in avalanche accidents, how to rescue effectively, increase your chances of surviving an avalanche, evaluate terrain, avoid terrain traps, recognize trigger points, analyze stability and increase your survival skills in the mountains.
Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.
Instructor: Mike Duffy. Level I & II Avalanche instructor Colorado Mountain College, rescue/avalanche team leader/avalanche mission coordinator Vail Mountain Rescue Group. instructor Silverton Avalanche School. Graduate of National Avalanche School, National Academy of Winter Guiding, AVPRO. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Provided training for Polaris, Ski-Doo and Arctic Cat. Member American Avalanche Association. Trained by ABS, BCA, Snowpulse and Ortovox.
Upcoming classes:
Michigan:
November 27 Marquette
location: Adventure Centre Arctic Cat
892 County Rd 480 www.upcat.com
Time: Tuesday 6pm-10pm
Cost: $49 Cash or check at time of class. Discount on avalanche gear for all participants.
Sign up: Call 906-226-7000
November 28 Houghton
location: Michigan Tech Room 129 Fisher Hall
Time: Wednesday 6pm-10pm
Cost: $49 Cash or check at time of class. Special price for students. Discount on avalanche gear for all participants.
Sign up: Email: rjkoll@mtu.edu
Course content:
-Introduction to avalanches, statistics, contributing factors.
-Avalanche reports.
-Signs of instability/stability analysis/trigger points.
-Equipment.
-What to carry and what works best.
-Avalanche beacons.
-Fast and effective single and multiple burial searches.
-Rescue
-Avalanche survival methods
-Deploying avalanche airbag packs
-Effective hasty search techniques.
-Mistakes in rescue.
-Group Dynamics/heuristics.
-Riding progression in avalanche terrain.
-Slide show: Terrain Evaluation/terrain traps/trigger points/escape routes/islands of safety.
-Preparing for your trip.
-What to do if lost or injured.
-Stability tests.
-Scenarios.
Take the class with your riding partners.
Avalanche education for mountain riders.
16 years avalanche instructing experience.
Avalanche education for mountain riders.
Four Hour Avalanche Classes
Specifically for snowmobilers.
Classes are effective, proven and affordable.
Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, human factors involved in avalanche accidents, how to rescue effectively, increase your chances of surviving an avalanche, evaluate terrain, avoid terrain traps, recognize trigger points, analyze stability and increase your survival skills in the mountains.
All participants
receive a discount on avalanche gear.
receive a discount on avalanche gear.
Marquette, MI, November 27, 2012 . Houghton, MI. November 28, 2012.
Take the class with those you ride with.
Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.
Instructor: Mike Duffy. Level I & II Avalanche instructor Colorado Mountain College, rescue/avalanche team leader/avalanche mission coordinator Vail Mountain Rescue Group. instructor Silverton Avalanche School. Graduate of National Avalanche School, National Academy of Winter Guiding, AVPRO. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Provided training for Polaris, Ski-Doo and Arctic Cat. Member American Avalanche Association. Trained by ABS, BCA, Snowpulse and Ortovox.
Upcoming classes:
Michigan:
November 27 Marquette
location: Adventure Centre Arctic Cat
892 County Rd 480 www.upcat.com
Time: Tuesday 6pm-10pm
Cost: $49 Cash or check at time of class. Discount on avalanche gear for all participants.
Sign up: Call 906-226-7000
November 28 Houghton
location: Michigan Tech Room 129 Fisher Hall
Time: Wednesday 6pm-10pm
Cost: $49 Cash or check at time of class. Special price for students. Discount on avalanche gear for all participants.
Sign up: Email: rjkoll@mtu.edu
Course content:
-Introduction to avalanches, statistics, contributing factors.
-Avalanche reports.
-Signs of instability/stability analysis/trigger points.
-Equipment.
-What to carry and what works best.
-Avalanche beacons.
-Fast and effective single and multiple burial searches.
-Rescue
-Avalanche survival methods
-Deploying avalanche airbag packs
-Effective hasty search techniques.
-Mistakes in rescue.
-Group Dynamics/heuristics.
-Riding progression in avalanche terrain.
-Slide show: Terrain Evaluation/terrain traps/trigger points/escape routes/islands of safety.
-Preparing for your trip.
-What to do if lost or injured.
-Stability tests.
-Scenarios.
Take the class with your riding partners.
On the snow avalanche rescue classes in CO, WY, MN and WI. Prerequisite is 4 hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.
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Avalanche education for mountain riders.
16 years avalanche instructing experience.
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