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Avalanche courses, North America
MOUNT SHATSA, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
Lectures, presentations, demonstrations and field-work of the American Avalanche Association Levels I and II avalanche safety courses enabling participants to deal with safety in the mountains.
• Level I
Introductory course for all levels of skier and snowboarder, and all those wishing to travel in the backcountry. The course aims to "develop your avalanche judgement" including hazard recognition and analysing mountain weather conditions, combining talks with 12 hours of field work.
January 11-13 2008, February 8-10, March 15-17
• Level II
Reviews and improve upon Level I knowledge as well as teaching about snow metamorphism, equipment, and guidelines for recording weather conditions during 24 hours of lectures and practice to gain the Level II qualification.
January 14-16 2008, February 15-17, March 18-20
The Sierra Wilderness Seminars will also be conducting free evening Avalanche Awareness Clinics at the US Forest Service Office, 204 West Alma St, Mt Shasta, and free transceiver training at Mt Shasta.
COLORADO AVALANCHE AWARENESS DAYS, Boulder Outdoor Centre, Colorado
The Centre is holding avalanche awareness days on December 19-22 2007 and March 5-8 2008 for those wishing to improve their knowledge on mountain safety. The talks involve information on types of avalanche, avalanche rescue, snow packs and equipment, and what to do if you are caught in one.
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Avalanche guide
Some passages in this section are extracted from Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain by Bruce Tremper, Director of the Utah Avalanche Center.
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Avalanche safety
- Ski in groupsAppoint a group leader (and an alternate) to be responsible for making decisions in an emergency
- Go one at a time and always think about who will do the rescue if somthing goes wrong
- Be wary of cornices. Never walk up to the edge of a drop-off
- Ski gently. Wider skis are better then narrow skis, and a snowboard is better yet
- Remember the avalanche doesn't know (or care) that you're an expert
Safety equipment
- Buy a transceiver (beacon), collapsible probe, and a shovel
- Owing and carry equipment is not good enough - practise with it
- Carry a compass and inclinometer
- Take an avalanche awareness class
Avalanche gear
Away from the marked runs, you depend on your friends and your equipment should anything go wrong.
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