Any chance for Sioux City on the 30th?
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Any chance of Sioux City on the 30th?
3 of us from nw iowa went to omaha last week....very worth while. I will contact our snowmobile club and see if we can get some people to go.
Great idea! I can make the february 4th class... let me know!
Tony
Tony
NW Iowa Avy Class
I have 3-4 guys that will be there for sure!!!! Wanted to do the omaha class but leaving for steamboat springs that morning. Our group has been trying to get something pinned down to get to one of these classes as well.
I have 3-4 guys that will be there for sure!!!! Wanted to do the omaha class but leaving for steamboat springs that morning. Our group has been trying to get something pinned down to get to one of these classes as well.
S
snowww1
Well-known member
Avalanche class in NW Iowa
Classes are effective, proven and affordable.
Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, 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. Limited space.
Date: February 3, 2009
Location: Rembrandt Fire and Rescue
Time: Tuesday 6-10pm
To sign up: Call Mike 970-390-9433 or email duffyww1@aol.com
Call Brian 712-299-5619 or email rebhuhn1@hotmail.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. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association.
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
-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.
Four Hour Avalanche Class
Specifically for snowmobilers
Specifically for snowmobilers
Avalanche class coming to Northwest Iowa
Town of Rembrandt, north of Storm Lake.
Town of Rembrandt, north of Storm Lake.
Classes are effective, proven and affordable.
Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, 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. Limited space.
Take the class with those you ride with.
Date: February 3, 2009
Location: Rembrandt Fire and Rescue
Time: Tuesday 6-10pm
To sign up: Call Mike 970-390-9433 or email duffyww1@aol.com
Call Brian 712-299-5619 or email rebhuhn1@hotmail.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. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association.
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
-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.
S
snowww1
Well-known member
Avalanche class details
Classes are effective, proven and affordable.
Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, 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. Limited space.
Date: February 3, 2009
Location: Rembrandt Fire and Rescue
Time: Tuesday 6-10pm
To sign up: Call Mike 970-390-9433 or email duffyww1@aol.com
Call Brian 712-299-5619 or email rebhuhn1@hotmail.com
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. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association.
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
-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.
Four Hour Avalanche Class
Specifically for snowmobilers
Specifically for snowmobilers
Avalanche class coming to Northwest Iowa
Town of Rembrandt, north of Storm Lake.
Town of Rembrandt, north of Storm Lake.
Classes are effective, proven and affordable.
Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, 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. Limited space.
Take the class with those you ride with.
Date: February 3, 2009
Location: Rembrandt Fire and Rescue
Time: Tuesday 6-10pm
To sign up: Call Mike 970-390-9433 or email duffyww1@aol.com
Call Brian 712-299-5619 or email rebhuhn1@hotmail.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. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association.
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
-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.
S
snowww1
Well-known member
Avalanche class in NW Iowa
Classes are effective, proven and affordable.
Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, 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. Limited space.
Date: February 3, 2009
Location: Rembrandt Fire and Rescue 116 W Main St. Rembrandt, Iowa 50576
Time: Tuesday 6-10pm
To sign up: Call Mike 970-390-9433 or email duffyww1@aol.com
Call Brian 712-299-5619 or email rebhuhn1@hotmail.com
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. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association.
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
-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.
Four Hour Avalanche Class
Specifically for snowmobilers
Specifically for snowmobilers
Avalanche class coming to Northwest Iowa
Town of Rembrandt, north of Storm Lake.
Town of Rembrandt, north of Storm Lake.
Classes are effective, proven and affordable.
Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, 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. Limited space.
Take the class with those you ride with.
Date: February 3, 2009
Location: Rembrandt Fire and Rescue 116 W Main St. Rembrandt, Iowa 50576
Time: Tuesday 6-10pm
To sign up: Call Mike 970-390-9433 or email duffyww1@aol.com
Call Brian 712-299-5619 or email rebhuhn1@hotmail.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. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association.
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
-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.
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Thanks Mike, great class, well worth the time, everyone who snowmobiles out west should sit through this class.
