Ok, Here are the details for the class. If you call in to sign up, it may take awhile for me to get back to you. I'll be out of cell range for a couple of days.
Hope this works for everyone. Mike
Four Hour Avalanche Class
Specifically for snowmobilers
Avalanche class coming to Omaha,
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: January 15th, 2009
Location: Doubletree Guest Suites Omaha. 7270 Cedar St. Omaha, NE 68124 402-307-5141
Time: Thursday 6-10pm
To sign up: Email Mike Duffy: duffyww1@aol.com or call 970-390-9433. Payment can be made at time of class with cash or check.
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.
