Snowmobile Specific avalanche classes coming to MN February 12th & 13th.

[snowww1]

Four Hour Avalanche Classes
Specifically for snowmobilers

Coming to Maple Grove, MN February 12th, Thief River Falls, MN February 13th

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.
Maple Grove, MN
Date: February 12th, 2008 Tuesday night
Location: Sundance Golf and Bowl. 15240 113th Ave. N. Dayton, MN 55369
Time: 6pm-10pm

Thief River Falls, MN
Date: February 13th, 2008 Wednesday night
Location: Best Western Inn of Thief River Falls. 1060 Hwy 32 South. Thief River Falls, MN 56701
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

 

[highmark18]

ttt

 

[snowww1]

Maple Grove is filling fast. Calls are just starting to come in for Thief River Falls. Thanks for the interest, Mike

 

[mtnclimber]

just a bump for ya mike. Excellent class!! Well worth the money