Avalanche Transceiver & Rescue Skills

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Nov 23, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Nov 23, 2022 - 9:00 PM

Organizer Info

Winifred Swatschek

@WinifredS

Meeting Point

Trip Details

Grade:

Category:

Instructional Program

Requirements:

Screening
Members Only

Max Participants:19

Trip Description

Avalanche Transceiver & Rescue Skills

This two-part skills training is suitable for anyone. It will consist of an evening information session (online) followed by a full day of skills practice (Seymour).

The evening information session will start at 7:00pm and run approximately 2 hours. Participants will be provided with resource material afterwards.

The daytime skills practice will start at 8:00am with attendance and transceiver check.

Session Dates

evening session Wednesday, November 23 online skills practice Saturday, November 26 Seymour

Topics

General

• pre-trip / trailhead procedures

Transceiver

• transceiver basic overview

Companion Rescue

• search basics

• probing

• digging

• avalanche response: putting it all together

Resource List

• online information

• book list

Gear List

• transceiver, digital
• container to protect buried transceiver*
• shovel
• probe
• headlamp
• snowshoes or skis

* NOTE: A hard probe strike or shovel strike will break your transceiver. Metal containers will block the transceiver signal. Tupperware/rubbermaid/plastic containers will crack or break in the cold.

Solutions: sturdy pelican case, plywood or cutting board to protect the transceiver.

Registration Information

Course Fee: $40 CAD.
Please note that the course organizers are volunteers donating their time and sharing their knowledge. Your course fee is paid directly to the BCMC. If the organizers cancel the course then anyone that has paid the course fee will receive a full refund.

Registration Process

Click "Join this Trip" to be added to the "Request List"
After the organizer approves your request, your name will be placed in the "Waiting List"
You will then have access to the "Pay Now" (PayPal) button to pay online.
After payment has been confirmed by PayPal, your name will be moved to the "Confirmed List" and a confirmation email will be sent to you.

Notes about the "Confirmed List":
1) Confirmed List ordering will be based on when course fee payments were received.
2) Group total, including organizers, is limited by "Max participants:".
3) Cancellation fees may apply if a "Confirmed" participant withdraws from the course and requests a refund. For more information, please review the BCMC Course Refund Policy.

Payment Options

Online PayPal / Credit Card payment through the BCMC website is preferred,
The alternate method is send a cheque payable to the B.C. Mountaineering Club and mailed to PO Box 2674, Vancouver, BC V6B 3W8. Allow time for delivery since payment will not be considered "received" until the cheque has been deposited into the BCMC bank account. Contact the organizer to request a space on the "Confirmed List" be held for you.

NOTE: cancellation fees may apply if a "Confirmed" participant withdraws from the course and requests a refund. For more information, please review the BCMC Course Refund Policy.