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Avalanche1.com
Avalanche education for mountain riders.
Avalanche classes specifically for snowmobilers.
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.
UNITED STATES-October
Be sure to contact the host dealer to reserve your spot.
October 3 Gillette, WY Action MotorSports 3555 East 2nd St. 6:00pm
Call 307-687-0737
October 8 Mason City, IA House of Sports Hwy 122 West 6:00pm
Call 641-424-2861
October 9 Sheldon, IA Glen’s Sport Center 208 16th St. 6:30pm
Call 712-324-4387
October 10 Toronto, SD Roelefson Implement 595 Main Ave 6:00pm
Call 605-794-2131 or roeimp@itctel.com
October 11 Madison, SD Interlakes Sports Center 702 10th St. SW 6:30pm
Call 605-256-3556 or interlakes@hotmail.com
October 16 Wenatchee, WA Wenatchee Honda BRP 3013 GS Center Rd 6:00pm
Call 509-663-0075
October 18 Bend, OR Pro Caliber 3500 N Hwy 97 6:30pm
Call 866-949-8606
October 22 Pinehurst, ID Valley Powersports 302 N Division St 6:00pm
Call 208-682-4404
October 23 Kalispell, MT Jesco Marine & Powersports 568 Fir Terrace 6:00pm
Call 406-752-2112
October 24 Great Falls, MT Addictive Powersports 200 57th St. North 6:00pm
Call 406-761-0303
October 25 Portland, OR SK Northwest 250 SE Division Place 6:00pm
Call 503-238-2510 x 3 or shawnsknw@hotmail.com
October 26 Fife, WA Larson Powersports NW 4001 20th St. East 6:00pm
Call 855-743-3577
October 29 Durango, CO Fun Center 29603 Hwy 160 East 6:00pm
Call 970-259-1070
October 30 Steamboat Springs,CO Steamboat Powersports 2989 Riverside Plaza 6:00pm
Call 970-879-5138
Take the class with your riding partners.
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 25 years. Provided training for Polaris, Ski-Doo and Arctic Cat. Snowmobile guide. Member American Avalanche Association. Trained by ABS, BCA, Snowpulse and Ortovox.
Course content:
-Introduction to avalanches, statistics, contributing factors.
-Avalanche reports.
-Signs of instability/stability analysis.
-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.
-Power Point: Terrain Evaluation/terrain traps.
-Preparing for your trip.
-What to do if lost or injured.
-Stability tests.
-Scenarios.
Thank you Ski-Doo!
Avalanche1.com
Our goal is to reduce avalanche accidents among snowmobilers and to save lives.
These classes make it easy to get avalanche education.Seventeen years avalanche education teaching experience.
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