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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-October
Be sure to contact the host dealer to reserve your spot.
October 18 Bend, OR Pro Caliber 3500 N Hwy 97 6:30pm
Call 866-949-8606
October 25 Portland, OR SK Northwest 250 SE Division Place 6:00pm
Call 503-238-2510 x 3 or shawnsknw@hotmail.com
Take the class with your riding partners.
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.
