AAI is celebrating 50-Years of Mountain Adventure with a MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, MAKER'S MARKET, GEAR SALE, AND FREE EDUCATIONAL CLINICS!
EQUIPMENT SHOP SALE: Up to 40% off new gear and tons of used mountaineering, skiing, snowboarding and climbing equipment!
AVALANCHE COUSE SALE: Buy anything and get $100 off an avalanche course.
MAKER'S MARKET: Local outdoor makers and artists will be selling their wares.
FREE EDUCATIONAL CLINICS:
2pm - Know Before You Go: Effective Use of Outdoor Electronics
4pm - Know Before You Go: Wilderness Rescue Resources and What to Expect
6:30pm - Know Before You Go: Avalanche Awareness
CLINIC DESCRIPTIONS:
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: EFFECTIVE USE OF OUTDOOR ELECTRONICS
This will be a presentation on several things that all outdoor enthusiasts should be aware of:
--Phones and How to Use them Effectively in the Backcountry
--Mapping Applications (which is best for you?)
--Ancillary Useful Applications
--Satellite Messaging Systems (the good, the bad and the ugly)
--Satellite Phones (the bad, the ugly and the good)
--Battery Banks and Solar Charging
--Radios (person-to-person and for rescue)
--Avalanche Transceivers
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: WILDERNESS RESCUE RESOURCES AND WHAT TO EXPECT
What happens when you need a rescue in the wilderness? Who shows up? What do they do? How do they manage a situation? Do you have to pay for a rescue? Will a helicopter come? Who is in charge? How will they find me?
Wilderness rescue, search and rescue and mountain rescue are complicated topics. This is because they don't fit easily into one box. It's different everywhere you go. In this seminar, we will discuss how rescue operations work locally, how they work in other jurisdictions, and how they work internationally. In addition to that, we'll talk about tne complicated politics of search and rescue operations in a wilderness setting.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: AVALANCHE AWARENESS
This program is designed to introduce winter backcountry enthusiasts to avalanche terrain assessment, winter snowpack analysis and rescue technique. It also provides you a venue to talk frankly with our expert guides on how to create a reasonable margin of safety when climbing, skiing, or snowboarding on avalanche prone slopes
