televinny Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 The Everett Mountaineers offers an AIARE Level One Avalanche Safety course during December 2008. The course is oriented towards backcountry skiers, snowboarders, climbers, scramblers and snowshoers. It includes instruction in avalanche awareness and avoidance, hazard evaluation, traveling techniques in avalanche terrain, and avalanche rescue (beacon, probing, and shovelling techniques). Special focus on terrain selection and decision making in avalanche terrain. If you have any questions please e-mail me at riddell30 at gmail.com. Further details on the web site www.everettmountaineers.org/skiing/skiing_courses.cfm#AvSafe Avalanche Safety Level 1 Course, 2008 Revised September 11, 2008 Course code: TBA Class size minimum: 5 Class size maximum: 50 Non-members allowed enrollment: Yes Member cost: $125.00 Non-member cost: $195.00 The Everett Mountaineers offers an AIARE Level One Avalanche Safety course during December. The course is oriented towards backcountry skiers, climbers, scramblers and snowshoers. It includes instruction in avalanche awareness and avoidance, hazard evaluation, traveling in avalanche terrain, and avalanche rescue. The field trips involve very cold and wet weather with elevation gains up to 1,000'. Students of the Backcountry Ski and Snowboard courses and the Ski and Snowboard Mountaineering Course are automatically enrolled in the Avalanche Safety course; completion of the avalanche course is required for graduation from these courses. Other winter scramblers, climbers, skiers, and snowshoers - additional openings in the avalanche course are available. Course Fee: The fee does not apply to students enrolled in Everett , Backcountry, or Ski Mountaineering courses. Course Lectures: Please be on time - we have lots of information to cover. Please bring pencil and paper for taking notes. Equipment will be discussed at the first lecture. Shovels, probes, avalanche transceivers, and either skis or snowshoes (snowshoes recommended) are required for the field trips. 457-kHz single-frequency avalanche transceivers are required. The old 2.275-kHz single-frequency transceivers are not acceptable for the avalanche course. For course information, please contact: Mike Palmer, ski-back@everettmountaineers.org, or Lee Wilcox. For enrollment sign up with the Club House, 206-284-8484,or online at www.mountaineers.org, sign ups will be taken the night of the first lecture if there is room. Avalanche Safety Course Instructors: If you have previously taken the Avalanche Safety Course and are interested in helping instruct at this year's course, please contact Mike Palmer, ski-back@everettmountaineers.org. You'll get to practice and improve your skills, help others to learn about avalanches, and we'll greatly appreciate your help. COURSE SCHEDULE: Date Activity Description Time, Location Sep. 10, 2008 Registration Starts 2008-09 Backcountry Ski and Snowboard and 2008-09 Ski and Snowboard Mountaineering Courses are automatically enrolled. 09:00 am, Nov. 24, 2008 Registration Ends 05:00 pm, Nov. 25, 2008 Lecture 1 6:30 pm, Vertical World Dec. 2, 2008 Lecture 2 6:30 pm, Vertical World Dec. 9, 2008 Lecture 3 6:30 pm, Vertical World Dec. 13, 2008- Dec. 14, 2008 Field Trip 1 Overnight at the lodge. There is additional charge for the lodge. Shovel,Probes,Beacons are required for field trip. Sign up will taken on the first nite if there is room. 8:00 am, Mount Baker _________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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