Hundreds of breast cancer survivors and individuals touched by the disease have participated in ten major mountaineering expeditions through the Breast Cancer Fund’s Climb Against the Odds. The event is both a personal challenge to honor the courage it takes to face breast cancer and a collective effort to support prevention.
The level one is a 3 day introduction to avalanche hazard management. The course will provide a basic understanding of avalanches, describe a framework for decision making and risk management in avalanche terrain, focus on identifying the right questions, rather than on providing "answers", and give lessons and exercises that are practically oriented, useful, and applicable in the field.
Students can expect to develop a good understanding of how to prepare for and carry out a trip, to understand basic decision making while in the field, and to learn rescue techniques required to find and dig up a buried person if an avalanche occurs and someone in the party is caught.
Dates: January 16-18 February 5-7 March 19-21 Fee: $325
The Level 2 course is a 4-day program that provides backcountry leaders the opportunity to advance their avalanche knowledge and decision making skills. This course also includes the introductory and prerequisite components for the professional progression to the level 3 certificate.
The Level 2 builds from the introductory avalanche hazard management model introduced in the level one and adds to it the evaluation of factors critical to stability evaluation.
Level 2 Dates: February 12-15 Fee: $450Reservations
This is an introductory lecture that also serves as a great refresher for anyone with prior avalanche training. Topics covered include recognizing snow & weather factors that create avalanche conditions, identifying avalanche terrain, understanding avalanche warning signs, what to do if you are caught in an avalanche and how to perform an immediate avalanche rescue within your group. Avalanche Basics are a must for anyone planning to ski, snowmachine, snowshoe, snowboard or hike on the slopes or in the side canyons surrounding our area.
Presenter will be Eric White from the USDA Forest Sevice Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center.
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Shasta Mountain Guides, along with the U.S. Forest Service and The Friends of the Mt Shasta Avalanche Center, are pleased to offer these free half day transceiver clinics. Demo equipment is available or bring your own. The clinic is free, we ask you to consider a donation to the non profit Friends of Mt Shasta Avalanche Center.
Shasta Mountain Guides, along with the U.S. Forest Service and The Friends of the Mt Shasta Avalanche Center, are pleased to offer these free half day transceiver clinics. Demo equipment is available or bring your own. The clinic is free, we ask you to consider a donation to the non profit