Utah Avalanche Center Workshop

[avyhunter]

What-
Essential Avy Skills Workshop
A practical, hands on avalanche clinic for snowmobilers. A Friday evening classroom session followed by field instruction near Thousand Peaks Ranch in partnership with Park City Powder Cats. Instructors include Utah Avalanche Center forecasters along with PC Powder Cat guides and snow safety personnel. The seminar is limited to 24 people, allowing a 4:1 instructor to participant ratio.

When and Where-
Friday March 6th- 6:00-8:00 pm- 1061 E. Murray Holladay Rd., Holladay, Utah (Hidden Lake Condominium Clubhouse)
Evening classroom instruction- Weather, snowpack, terrain, rescue and human factors involved in avalanche accidents.

Saturday March 7th- 9:30 am-5:00 pm
Meet at Thousand Peaks Ranch in Weber Canyon- western Uinta Mountains (park trailers and rigs at Smith-Moorehouse trailhead and sled ¼ mile to guide cabin)

9:30-11:00- Beacon Orientation- single and multiple burials along with advanced search, probe and shoveling techniques

11:00-4:30- We’ll access terrain surrounding Thousand Peaks for snowpit and stability assessment, terrain/safe travel overview and avalanche danger evaluation- plus plenty of riding in between.

4:30-5:00 Wrap up and review at Thousand Peaks Ranch Guide Cabin.

Cost-
$100.00 per person (includes lunch)

Must have-
Avalanche beacon, shovel and probe… and of course, a sled.

For more info and to register contact-
Craig Gordon
craig@utahavalanchecenter.org
801-231-2170

 

[Rock Star]

Utah mafia!

Guys, This is an abreviated level 1 course just for us. Let's do this thing!!! Thanks to Craig for planning it. In light of recent events in Alpine it is obvious that this next 2 months will stilll be tricky. Let's do it. who's in?

1. Doug aka ME!

 

[Dan]

ttt

 

[Chief]

I'm in

Sign me up!!

E-mail sent.

Rich

 

[Dunatic]

bummer! gonna be out of town...

 

[Rock Star]

I'm not seeing much response here, Craig. what number do you need to make it work?

 

[avyhunter]

I'd like to see at least 12 people sign up. These clinics are a ton of work to put together and tailored for each specific group and this is a smokin' deal. In addition, these are life saving skills you can take anywhere you go, they're just not specific to Utah. We've actually got a pretty interesting snowpack right now and we're not done with avalanches or the Thanksgiving raincrust. I hope we can make this all happen... thanks for the support so far.
Cheers-
Craig

 

[Sunridge Sledhead]

I'm in! Sign me up!

I challenge and want anyone I ride with to attend this course!

Let's do it!!!

 

[Rock Star]

get committed!!!!!!!!!!!

come on guys. so far it's Sunridge, Chief and Me.

let's get signed up ASAP today so we can indeed have this class.

it's crazy NOT to take advantage of this unreal opportunity that Craig is offering us IMHO.

we can go to dinner after on Friday night too.

 

[Jmx571]

I would love to do this, wish I had the day off.

 

[numbskull]

would love to join the group but will have fam in town for my twins' bday.

 

[Chief]

I sent PM's to the Mafia

Pulled out my old Mafia list from Dec '07 and sent a PM to every Utah member except Rock, Dunatic and SS that still has the same or valid 4M user name.

Bigrock33, Kevco, Rubyredvet, sled_guy, WFO; Wad ; xlr8r ; built4dtuff ; UtahSnow ; NewMTNsldr ; Colorado4fun ; madmax ; browntrout ; phatty ; snowrodeo ; bossman05 ; rmk700ish ; sledhead ut ; Freak ; BossRev

If you think of more not on this list then PM them with the link to this thread and post their name here.

Rich

 

[UtahEdge]

I would LOVE to do this I just dont have the money.
Have fun.

 

[Dartos]

I sent Craig an email. I'm up for this.

 

[Rock Star]

we only have 4 signed up so far, we need 12 minimum. hope we get it but assume the plug will get pulled if we don't. folks?

 

[Sunridge Sledhead]

Beuhler? Beuhler???

 

[built4dtuff]

absolute regrets!!!! I will be out of town I have been to 3 classes and would absolutely love to do some actuall hands on....

 

[Dunatic]

Craig, I know we all want to do this, and we really appreciate you putting this together, I think most of us would have made it if we had a couple weeks notice. I know I would have been there. Thanks again for all you do!!

 

[Sunridge Sledhead]

I assume this will be canceled?

 

[Rock Star]

NOPE! chief just told me there are 8 or 9 signed up and Craig is going ahead w/it. last minute peeps will be accepted at the door. we're ON! dinner after?