Took this class this year. I am also new to the mountains and felt this class was excellent and very informative. I actually took the classroom portion in Madison. Check out his website or contact him on Snowest for different dates. I think his name is snowww1.
Hope this helps man!
On the Snow Avalanche Rescue Class
Learn to rescue at a professional level.
Outdoors on the snow.
Prerequisite: Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue classroom session.
Learn: The fastest way to find a beacon, to search efficiently for multiple beacons, search patterns for multiple beacons, accurate pinpointing, common mistakes in rescue, find someone without a beacon, probe for a victim , effective shoveling techniques, how to work as a team, lead and execute a fast avalanche rescue.
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, Snowpulse, and Ortovox.
Colorado:
February 13, 2011 Grand Mesa
location: Thunder Mountain Lodge. 20658 Baron Lake Dr Cedaredge, CO 81413
www.thundermountainlodge.net 877-470-6548
Time: 9:00am-1:00pm Sunday.
Cost: $69
Sign up:
duffyww1@aol.com.
Send check to: Thunder Mountain Lodge PO Box 726 Cedaredge, CO 81413
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.
Avalanche1.com
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