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BRP offers free snowmobile avalanche awareness classes.
Free to all sled riders, no matter what brand you ride.
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
Be sure to contact the host dealer to reserve your spot.
November 2 Novi, MI Snowmobile USA Show 46100 Grand River Ave. Time: 1:00 pm
Opal Room Email: duffyww1@aol.com
November 4 Enumclaw, WA Clem’s Enumclaw Powersports 400 Roosevelt Ave 6:00pm
Call 360-825-4502
November 6 Brigham City, UT Frank May Ski-Doo 6740 N. Hwy 38 6:00pm
Call 435-279-8421
November 7 Springville, UT Utah Valley Powersports 135 N 2000 W 6:00pm
Call 801-491-4242
November 8 McCall, ID Mile High Powersports 13924 Hwy 55 6:00pm
Call 208-634-7007
November 12 Kamas, UT Weller Recreation 2972 N 900 E 6:30pm
Call 435-783-4718
November 13 Island Park, ID Island Park Adventures 3342 N Hwy 20 6:00pm
Call 208-558-7581
November 14 Rexburg, ID Rexburg Powersports 1178 University Blvd 6:00pm
Call 208-356-4000
November 15 Granby, CO Power World 61000 Hwy 40 6:00pm
Call 970-887-9337
November 19 Rapid City, SD Rice Honda Suzuki 301 Cambell St. 6:00pm
Call 605-342-2242
November 20 Mandan, ND Moritz Sport and Marine 2540 Marina Rd 6:00pm
Call 701-222-2000
December 3 Kalamazoo, MI Leaders Marine 8500 W. Main St 6:00pm
Call 269-544-2628
December 4 Johnson Creek, WI Rob’s Performance 601 County Rd Y 6:00pm
Call 920-699-3288
December 5 Madison, WI Engelharts 1589 Greenway Cross 6:00pm
Call 608-274-2366
December 12 Montrose, CO Montrose Implement 4690 Townsend Ave 6:00pm
Call 970-240-1720
December 17 Brooklyn Center, MN Minneapolis Marriot NW 7025 Northland Dr. N6:00pm
Contact your Western WI or MN Ski-Doo dealer to sign up.
December 19 Alexandria, MN Ollie’s Service 1213 Broadway St. 6:00pm
Call 320-763-4455
Take the class with those you ride with.
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.
Free to all sled riders, no matter what brand you ride.
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
Be sure to contact the host dealer to reserve your spot.
November 2 Novi, MI Snowmobile USA Show 46100 Grand River Ave. Time: 1:00 pm
Opal Room Email: duffyww1@aol.com
November 4 Enumclaw, WA Clem’s Enumclaw Powersports 400 Roosevelt Ave 6:00pm
Call 360-825-4502
November 6 Brigham City, UT Frank May Ski-Doo 6740 N. Hwy 38 6:00pm
Call 435-279-8421
November 7 Springville, UT Utah Valley Powersports 135 N 2000 W 6:00pm
Call 801-491-4242
November 8 McCall, ID Mile High Powersports 13924 Hwy 55 6:00pm
Call 208-634-7007
November 12 Kamas, UT Weller Recreation 2972 N 900 E 6:30pm
Call 435-783-4718
November 13 Island Park, ID Island Park Adventures 3342 N Hwy 20 6:00pm
Call 208-558-7581
November 14 Rexburg, ID Rexburg Powersports 1178 University Blvd 6:00pm
Call 208-356-4000
November 15 Granby, CO Power World 61000 Hwy 40 6:00pm
Call 970-887-9337
November 19 Rapid City, SD Rice Honda Suzuki 301 Cambell St. 6:00pm
Call 605-342-2242
November 20 Mandan, ND Moritz Sport and Marine 2540 Marina Rd 6:00pm
Call 701-222-2000
December 3 Kalamazoo, MI Leaders Marine 8500 W. Main St 6:00pm
Call 269-544-2628
December 4 Johnson Creek, WI Rob’s Performance 601 County Rd Y 6:00pm
Call 920-699-3288
December 5 Madison, WI Engelharts 1589 Greenway Cross 6:00pm
Call 608-274-2366
December 12 Montrose, CO Montrose Implement 4690 Townsend Ave 6:00pm
Call 970-240-1720
December 17 Brooklyn Center, MN Minneapolis Marriot NW 7025 Northland Dr. N6:00pm
Contact your Western WI or MN Ski-Doo dealer to sign up.
December 19 Alexandria, MN Ollie’s Service 1213 Broadway St. 6:00pm
Call 320-763-4455
Take the class with those you ride with.
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.
