pajarito mountain ski patrol presents: preliminary...
TRANSCRIPT
Pajarito Mountain Ski Patrol Presents: -Mountain Travel and Rescue 1 -Avalanche Level 1 • Have you ever looked over the boundary
rope at a ski area and wondered what lay beyond?
• Did you see/experience an avalanche and want to learn more about how they work and how to avoid them?
• Do you need a refresher on your map and compass skills?
• Do you want to learn some tips/tricks to make winter camping fun and enjoyable?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be interested in joining us for two upcoming courses: Mountain Travel and Rescue 1 (MTR-1), and Level 1 Avalanche (Avy-1). These courses are designed to give a student some of the tools necessary to enjoy the backcountry safely, participate in search and rescue scenarios, stay comfortable in a winter environment, and travel safely in avalanche terrain. If you’re interested, you have a few things to do. First, contact Scott Hsu or Aaron Anderson to express your interest and get the pre-course homework. Second, obtain a copy of Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills and Snow Sense. Third, start gathering your gear and get ready to learn about winter travel, camping, and safety. Let us know if you are interested in one course but not the other. Otherwise, we’ll sign you up for both. Enrollment is limited to 15 seats for each class, so sign up now.
Preliminary Schedule: February 19, 2008; 6-10 PM MTR- 1 Classroom Session • Staying warm, hydrated, and happy • Dealing with emergencies • Winter camping • Navigation & staying out of trouble February 21, 2008, 6-10 PM Avy-1 Classroom Session • Factors affecting snow stability: weather,
snowpack, terrain • Beacon use and limitations • Avalanche rescue February 23, 2008; All Day/Overnight Mountain Travel and Rescue 1 Field Exercises and Overnight Campout February 24, 2008; All Day Avalanche Level 1 Field Exercises Cost: $10 to cover incidental course materials Required Texts: MTR: Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, The Mountaineers, ~$25, ISBN 0-89886-427-5 Avy: Snow Sense, Fredston and Fesler, ~$7, ISBN 0-9643994-0-7 Some of the Gear You’ll Need*: Travel gear (skis w/skins, or snowshoes) Compass (we’ll provide a map) Sleeping bag (rated to ≤ 0°F), sleeping pad, tarp Stove, fuel, pot, fire starter, water bottles Food, water, extra clothing Shovel, probe pole, beacon A backpack to put it all in *Don’t run out and buy a bunch of stuff just for these classes. You can rent from REI or the Los Alamos Mountaineers, or borrow from friends. If you still come up short, contact us first.
For more information and/or to sign up: MTR: Aaron Anderson, Pajarito Mountain Ski Patrol, [email protected], 690-7888.
Avy: Scott Hsu, Pajarito Mountain Ski Patrol, [email protected], 667-3386.
Pajarito Mountain Ski Patrol: Bill Somers, [email protected], 699-1120; or check out http://www.skipajarito.com/skipatrol.htm