MN Snowmobile Specific Avalanche Class in Maple Grove, MN February 12th 6-10pm

[snowww1]

Four Hour Avalanche Class
Specifically for snowmobilers

Avalanche class coming to Maple Grove, MN February 12th

Classes are effective, proven to save lives 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

Take the class with those you ride with.

Date: February 12th, 2008 Tuesday night
Location: Sundance Golf and Bowl. 15240 113th Ave. N. Dayton, MN 55369
Time: 6pm-10pm
To sign up: Email Mike Duffy: duffyww1@aol.com or call 970-390-9433

Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.

Instructor: Mike Duffy. Level I & II Avalanche instructor Colorado Mountain College, rescue/avalanche team leader Vail Mountain Rescue Group, instructor Walter Kirch Avalanche Seminars, graduate of National Avalanche School, National Academy of Winter Guiding. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years.
Course content:
-Introduction to Avalanches, statistics, contributing factors.
-Avalanche reports
-Signs of instability.
-Equipment
-What to carry and what works best.
-Avalanche beacons.
-Fast and effective single and multiple burial searches.
-Rescue
-Avalanche survival methods
-Hasty search
-mistakes in rescue
-Group Dynamics
-Terrain Evaluation/terrain traps
-Preparing for your trip
-Stability Analysis
-Scenarios

 

[flatlander_99]

DANG IT!!! wish it wasn't during the week or i would definatly drive 3 hours to be there!

 

[switchback800]

Awesome, thanks to whoever went through the effort of setting this up. CSorensen and I leave for cooke city less than 8 hours after the class is done. We'll definately be there.

 

[firecatguy]

i think ther still room!!

 

[MNIQR]

is mike still planning on doing a full on level 1 class at a ski hill in minnesota?
if so im in for that. i have already attended one of his 4 hour classes and it is well worth it.

 

[snowww1]

I'm still working on the level I class in MN. I have a location, but the instructor that was going to help me is in Argentina doing back to back climbing trips and will not be back until February 20th. I'll keep everyone posted. Mike

 

[MN_Nole]

Thanks Mike for all of your courses, I know it changes alot of peoples awareness and most expicially their ' THINKING'.

 

[TeamXtreme]

Duffy - Thanks for the course... I have shared a lot of the info with a few guys from my group that couldn't attend. Great info and well worth the $45.

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