Steamboat Springs — Two stranded snowmobilers are fine
http://t.steamboattoday.com/news/2012/dec/22/routt-county-search-and-rescue-helps-search/
Backcountry survival pack
#Plan to head out into the backcountry? Local experts urge you to be prepared. Routt County Search and Rescue veteran Darrel Levingston suggests the following kit:
#■ Waterproof/windproof matches and lighter
#■ Various fire starters: Vaseline-soaked cotton balls, hand sanitizer, liquid gel
#■ Small folding saw
#■ Map and compass, and (optionally) a GPS device
#■ Basic first aid kit (including antiseptic wipes, 2-inch-by-2-inch sterile pads, medical tape, Benadryl tablets)
#■ Water bottle and water purification tablets or water filter system
#■ Two reflective emergency blankets or reflective tarps
#■ Energy bars, trail mix, power gels, cacao packets
#■ Tin cup with insulated handle for warming snow or water
#■ Warm hat and gloves, wool socks, fleece vest, rain coat and pants
#■ Multi-tool (Leatherman type), duct tape (small amount), 15 to 20 feet of lightweight rope
#■ Headlamp with extra batteries
#■ Sunscreen
#■ Two days’ supply of essential prescribed medications
#■ Cell phone (keep this close to your body to keep the battery warm)
#Also: Always tell someone where you are going and when you’ll return and/or leave an itinerary on the front seat of your car.
#Steamboat Springs — Two stranded snowmobilers are fine after spending Friday night on Rabbit Ears Pass.
#Routt County Search and Rescue incident commander Kristia Check-Hill said she received a call early Friday evening to help rescuers from Jackson County. Two snowmobilers had called 911 after getting stuck in a meadow northeast of the Rabbit Ears rock formation.
#Rescuers from Routt County joined the search at 5 a.m. after overnight search efforts were unsuccessful. A team from Jackson County reached the Front Range snowmobilers by about 7:30 a.m. Saturday
#According to a weather monitoring station on Rabbit Ears Pass, the temperature got down to 17 degrees Friday night. Check-Hill said the snowmobilers were not prepared to spend the night. She said they had no food, water or light source as well as no way to start a fire. They were eventually able to start a fire using gasoline from a snowmobile, but it was difficult to keep the fire going because they were in a meadow without wood.
#“It was probably a very brutal night,” Check-Hill said.
#No more information about the snowmobilers was available Saturday morning.
#She advised people who journey into the backcountry to take precautions and to be prepared for the unexpected.
#To reach Matt Stensland, call 970-871-4247 or email mstensland@SteamboatToday.com
http://t.steamboattoday.com/news/2012/dec/22/routt-county-search-and-rescue-helps-search/
Backcountry survival pack
#Plan to head out into the backcountry? Local experts urge you to be prepared. Routt County Search and Rescue veteran Darrel Levingston suggests the following kit:
#■ Waterproof/windproof matches and lighter
#■ Various fire starters: Vaseline-soaked cotton balls, hand sanitizer, liquid gel
#■ Small folding saw
#■ Map and compass, and (optionally) a GPS device
#■ Basic first aid kit (including antiseptic wipes, 2-inch-by-2-inch sterile pads, medical tape, Benadryl tablets)
#■ Water bottle and water purification tablets or water filter system
#■ Two reflective emergency blankets or reflective tarps
#■ Energy bars, trail mix, power gels, cacao packets
#■ Tin cup with insulated handle for warming snow or water
#■ Warm hat and gloves, wool socks, fleece vest, rain coat and pants
#■ Multi-tool (Leatherman type), duct tape (small amount), 15 to 20 feet of lightweight rope
#■ Headlamp with extra batteries
#■ Sunscreen
#■ Two days’ supply of essential prescribed medications
#■ Cell phone (keep this close to your body to keep the battery warm)
#Also: Always tell someone where you are going and when you’ll return and/or leave an itinerary on the front seat of your car.
#Steamboat Springs — Two stranded snowmobilers are fine after spending Friday night on Rabbit Ears Pass.
#Routt County Search and Rescue incident commander Kristia Check-Hill said she received a call early Friday evening to help rescuers from Jackson County. Two snowmobilers had called 911 after getting stuck in a meadow northeast of the Rabbit Ears rock formation.
#Rescuers from Routt County joined the search at 5 a.m. after overnight search efforts were unsuccessful. A team from Jackson County reached the Front Range snowmobilers by about 7:30 a.m. Saturday
#According to a weather monitoring station on Rabbit Ears Pass, the temperature got down to 17 degrees Friday night. Check-Hill said the snowmobilers were not prepared to spend the night. She said they had no food, water or light source as well as no way to start a fire. They were eventually able to start a fire using gasoline from a snowmobile, but it was difficult to keep the fire going because they were in a meadow without wood.
#“It was probably a very brutal night,” Check-Hill said.
#No more information about the snowmobilers was available Saturday morning.
#She advised people who journey into the backcountry to take precautions and to be prepared for the unexpected.
#To reach Matt Stensland, call 970-871-4247 or email mstensland@SteamboatToday.com
