FREE AVALANCHE AWARENESS COURSE!

[steph_g]

A.D.S. Motorsports in Ogden, UT (801)-393-4561
Will be having a FREE avalanche awareness course!
On November 10th 2011 at 7pm!
If you snowmobile this is something you don't want to miss, you can never know enough about staying alive!
The Alpine Assassins will be showing off there brand new video!
We will also be having our open house on the same day!
This means EVERYTHING in the store will be on sale!
Including XPS Oil, Belts, Klim Gear, Ski-Doo Gear, Helmets, Beacons, Probes, Shovels, Goggles, Sunglasses, everything! Even Moto gear!
The store will be open til 9pm! The sales will continue through saturday the 12th, but the FREE course will only be on the 10th at 7pm! Don't miss out on some free well worth it training!
Call us if you have any questions! 801-393-4561
A.D.S. Motorsports 284 W 12th St Ogden, UT 84404

 

[snowww1]

Details on class

Here's some info on the class.

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 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.

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.
-Slide show: Terrain Evaluation/terrain traps.
-Preparing for your trip.
-What to do if lost or injured.
-Stability tests.
-Scenarios.

 

[sled.man]

Mike does a very good class. very informative and straight forward. He does a good job of getting the basics done in four hours.
Mick