Avalanche
Outdoor Emergency Transportation
Welcome to the ESR Avalanche Section.
This section is maintained by Michael Derby
ESR Avalanche Program Administrator.
775-846-8507
maderby@gmail.com
The International Snow Science Workshop 2010
October 17-22nd. www.issw2010.com
This is an amazing 5 day conference, full of all sorts of cutting edge avalanche info. This event is attended by over 900 Avi professionals from all over the world. It is kind of a big deal in the snow geek world. This Fall it will be right here in our back yard! Take advantage of it! Oh and there will be a FREE BEER social every afternoon....
Early registration ends on April 30th so git on it....
$225 til April 30th
$275 May 1- Sept 1st.
$350 After Sept 1st.
Register at www.issw2010.com
They are also looking for volunteers to work the event, if interested contact Gene "the skiing machine" Urie over at Alpine. his e-mail issw2010volunteers@gmail.com.
This is a great way to get your tuition reimbursed! If you work 16 hours or more its FREE.
Program and training details below photo
The avalanche program is in place to help patrollers develop an awareness of the avalanche hazard. Training programs are offered at various times and places throughout the ski season; look for a course in the Calendar Section.
Level 1 and Level 2 courses are Certificate of Completion courses, and are 24 to 28 hours of training taught over several consecutive days or split into weekends.
Level 1: The Level 1 focus is on selecting safe routes, safe travel techniques, companion rescue, and organized group rescue. This course introduces you to snow pit profiles and the relationship of Weather, Terrain, Snowpack, and human factors as they relate to travel in avalanche terrain. L-1 provides techniques and tools for recognizing the degree of hazard in avalanche terrain. The course will also provide you with skills and information to help make the go/no go decisions for an intended route in the backcountry.
Level 2: Students who participate in the Level 2 Course will be required to perform skills introduced in their previous Level 1 Course such as trip planning and hazard recognition, terrain selection and route finding, and snow stability tests among other basic skills. The Level 2 Course combines 40 hours of both classroom and field sessions to achieve the following learning outcomes:
- Backcountry team leader
- Introductory professional skills for ski patrol or mountain guide
- Advanced understanding of mountain snowpack.
- Advanced rescue skills
- Improved decision-making and terrain recognition skills.
- Adds snow stability evaluation to hazard/risk management model.
- Defines professional observation skills.
This course is engineered for the L1 graduate who has had a bit of experience in the backcountry, or with avalanche control work, making decisions and wants to take their knowledge to the next level.
Beacon Training
Introductory beacon training on the 1st & 15th of the month at Squaw Valley, December 2010 to April 2011. Loan beacons are available. No need to RSVP, just show up to the Pro Patrol room, which is upstairs from the National Patrol Locker Room. Training sessions start after sweep at 5:30 PM. Any questions call Wes Schimmelpfennig: 530-525-5813