Snowmobile Specific Avalanche Class In Grand Junction, Colorado February 7th 6pm.

[snowww1]

Four Hour Avalanche Class
Specifically for snowmobilers

Avalanche class coming to Grand Junction February7th, Thursday evening

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 $35 Must sign up in advance

Take the class with those you ride with.

Date: February 7th, 2008 Thursday night
Location: Grand Junction Motor Speedway. 3030 N. I-70 Frontage Rd Grand Junction, CO 81504
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

 

[snowww1]

Class is filling fast, we may sell out. If interested please sign up soon. If it's a sell out, we'll probably schedule another class. I will be out of town for two days and returning emails on Thursday night. To sign up, please email duffyww1@aol.com. Thanks, Mike Duffy

 

[snowww1]

We have about ten spots left if you are interested. Mike

 

[rkymtnman]

Mike - this rocks! Any chance of repeat classes on the front range in the coming months?

 

[snowww1]

If you have a location on the front range and enough people, I'll be there. We can work together to set up a location and promote a class. Please email me if you are interested. Thanks, Mike