Avalanche classes in Salida & Leadville, CO

Four Hour Avalanche Classes
Specifically for snowmobilers

Avalanche classes coming to Salida January 16th, Leadville January 27th

Classes are effective, proven to save lives and affordable.

Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, how to rescue effectively, evaluate terrain, avoid terrain traps, analyze stability and increase your skills in the mountains.

Cost $35 Must sign up in advance

Salida
Date: January 16th, 2008 Wednesday night
Location: Chaffee County Search and Rescue facility. County Road 120 Poncha Springs
Time: 6pm-7pm
To sign up: Call Chris at A1 Auto 719-539-7251

Leadville
Date: January 27th, 2008 Sunday morning
Location: Leadville, exact location to be determined
Time: 9am-1pm
To sign up: email Carrie at: travelwithcare@hotmail.com

Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.

Instructor: Mike Duffy. Level I & II Avalanche instructor Colorado Mountain College, rescue/avalanche team leader Vail Mountain Rescue Group, instructor Walter Kirch Avalanche Seminars, graduate of National Avalanche School, National Academy of Winter Guiding. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years.
Course content:
-Introduction to Avalanches, statistics, contributing factors.
-Avalanche reports
-Signs of instability.
-Equipment
-What to carry and what works best.
-Avalanche beacons.
-Fast and effective single and multiple burial searches.
-Rescue
-Avalanche survival methods
-Hasty search
-mistakes in rescue
-Group Dynamics
-Terrain Evaluation/terrain traps
-Preparing for your trip
-Stability Analysis
-Scenarios

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You may also sign up for the Leadville class by calling Carrie at 719-486-8456.