Avalanche classes in MN this week

[snowww1]

Four Hour Avalanche Class
Specifically for snowmobilers

Avalanche classes coming to Minnesota

Classes are effective, proven and affordable.

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


Cost $45 Must sign up in advance

Take the class with those you ride with.

Bemidji
Date: December 2, 2009
Location: Holiday Inn Express. 2422 Ridgeway NW Bemidji, MN 56601
Time: Wednesday 6pm-10pm
To sign up: Email: avalanche@bemidjisportscentre.com

Hutchinson
Date: December 3, 2009
Location: Squeaky’s Grill and Bar 1150 Hwy 7W Hutchinson, MN 55350
Time: Thursday 6pm-10pm
To sign up: Call Alvin 320-587-9505, funsport@hutchtel.net

White Bear Lake
Date: December 4, 2009
Location: Big Tom’s Motorsports. 3696 Scheuneman Rd Ste 1 White Bear lake, MN 55110
Time: Friday 6pm-10pm
To sign up: 651-653-3507 or bigtomsmotorsports@yahoo.com

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 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.

 

[High Voltage]

Bemidji
Date: December 2, 2009
Location: Holiday Inn Express. 2422 Ridgeway NW Bemidji, MN 56601
Time: Wednesday 6pm-10pm

Three from the Grand Rapids area will be there, to see what we are doing dumb in the hills !!!

 

[snowww1]

I'll see you there. That class is filling fast. Mike

 

[Jonce]

Super B and I will be at the White Bear Lake class on Friday.

 

[orange06m7]

I will be at the WBL one as well, with 2 buddies

 

[snowww1]

Hutchinson class still has room. Bemidji-full. White Bear Lake-very close to full. Mike

 

[Jonce]

I attended Mike's class last night, highly recommended for anyone that rides out West. I will be planning on taking it again next year as a refresher.

 

[orange06m7]

I agree! Learned alot. Well worth taking.

 

[Snowgov]

Hutchinson class still has room. Bemidji-full. White Bear Lake-very close to full. Mike

Mike, thanks for a great class (White Bear Lake), Extremely informative! Your efforts to educate are commendable! Lives will be saved!

 

[BRUSHMASTER]

Good class lots of info. Makes you really think back to where you ride and what could have happened or what you would have done differently on that day. Well worht the $45.

 

[ust421]

Yes great class in bemidji, The rest of my riding group will be taking his class on the 18th in baxter.

 

[High Voltage]

After taking the class our group cancelled our trip out west, were now going to Iowa!! LOL

Great class Mike you will save lives! You keep the class upbeat!

 

[lemonf7]

Great job Mike.
I attended the Bemidji class and found the information extremely interesting and helpful. Anyone riding out west should consider taking this class.

 

[JeremyFisher]

Great class Mike. (Fargo, ND) I now have a ruined pair of Levi's and a mountain sled for sale. I'd rather watch mountain mod mania.
Anyways very good class. Wish my other guys could have came with. Hopefully I'll never have to use my beacon.

 

[Super B]

What a great class!! Thanks Mike!!

 

[snowww1]

Thanks for all the positive feedback. Enjoyed meeting all of you. Had a fun and busy week in Minnesota. You should have seen the turbo sleds at Big Tom's in White Bear Lake.

Baxter class has been canceled. Replaced with a class on the same date in New York Mills, MN

Here's what's coming up in Minnesota Dec 14-18, 2009

Four Hour Avalanche Class
Specifically for snowmobilers

Classes are effective, proven and affordable.

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


Cost $45 Must sign up in advance. Discount on avalanche gear for participants.

Take the class with those you ride with.
St. Cloud

Date: December 14, 2009, Monday
Location: Motors n More 1601 Riverside Ave South Sartell, MN 56377
www.motors-n-more.com

Time: Monday 6-10pm

Cost $45 Must sign up in advance. Discount on avalanche gear for participants.

To sign up: Email Jeff Ward: jjjtward@gmail.com or call 320-257-0500


Hope, MN
Date: December 15, 2009, Tuesday
Location: Steele County Snowmobile Trail Assn. 9028 SW 37th Ave Hope, MN 56046. 3 miles south of Owatonna, MN just off 35W. North end of old COOP gas station across from Hope Creamery.


Time: Tuesday 6-10pm

Cost $45 Must sign up in advance. Discount on avalanche gear for participants.


To sign up: Call Jim Fiebiger and ask to sign up with the receptionist507-583-6688


Delano
Date: December 16, 2009, Wednesday
Location: Delano Sports Center 820 Babcock Blvd W (Hwy 12) Delano, MN 55328 www.bikershop.com

Time: Wednesday 6-10pm

Cost $45 Must sign up in advance. Discount on avalanche gear for participants.


To sign up: Email greg@bikershop.com or call Greg Nagle 763-972-2677

New York Mills

Date: December 18, 2009, Friday
Location: 36433 State Hwy 106 New York Mills, MN 56567. Lok for the white Polaris RMK out front.

Time: Friday 6-10pm

Cost $45 Must sign up in advance. Discount on avalanche gear for participants.


To sign up: Email Dave Rogers: drogers@lakesplus.com or call 218-640-1449

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 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.