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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | To be determined | |
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Wednesday, Feb 03, 2016
07:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Wednesday, Jan 27, 2016
08:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | Five days - Wednesday through Sunday | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D2 - See Conversion Chart
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| Trip Coordinator(s): |
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| Participant Info: |
| Who's Invited: |
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Members Only
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| Attendee Screening: |
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Attendees are Pre-Screened
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| Maximum Group Size: | | 6 |
| Maximum No. Guests: | | 0 |
| Minimum Group Size: | | 6 |
| Maximum No. Guests Per Member: | | 0 |
| Number Registered So Far: |
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5 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
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| Are Dogs Permitted: |
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No
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| Itinerary: |
AST 2 - 5 day course with Cyril
Shokoples
The Avalanche Skills Training Level 2
course will provide an
intermediate level decision-making framework
that is suitable for
people with a moderate degree of training and
experience.
The
course includes 8 hours classroom time and 4
days in the field.
At the end of the course,students should be
able to:
- Use the Avaluator 2 as a filtering tool to
determine when
additional planning and travel techniques are
required to travel safely.
- Be familiar with Avalanche Danger Ratings
verification
techniques for personal use on a local scale.
- Be familiar with the ATES technical model
as a means to develop
personal,local terrain ratings.
- Use route finding to take advantage of
nuances in terrain to
manage personal risk.
- Use travel techniques in avalanche terrain
appropriate to the
avalanche conditions.
- Proficiently carry out a companion rescue.
- Understand the limits of their training.
COST is $498.40
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| Required Items to Bring: |
- Must have completed AST1
- Must be in
good
physical condition
- AT/Tele gear or
splitboard
- Digital beacon,
- Shovel,
- Probe,
- Food & Water,
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Appropriate layering systems,
- Pack to fit
items for a day of
skiing!!
- Positive attitude & enthusiasm :)
- Not sure what
to bring? Click here!
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| How to Get There: |
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To be provided to accepted registrants
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| Notes: |
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This course is arranged through Rescue Dynamics
and is taught
by Cyril Shokoples, an internationally
certified
mountain
guide and Past President of the Association of
Canadian
Mountain Guides. Cyril has received the
Distinguished Service
Award from both the ACC and the ACMG. In 2013,
Cyril was
inducted as an honorary member of the ACC. He
has taught the
ACC's North Face National Leadership Courses
for the past 15
years and has a long history of instruction
with the Calgary
Section.
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This course is on a first-come-first-served
basis in order of participant's payment of
$498.40 for the course fee. Upon being moved to
the waitlist, please send an INTERAC e-Transfer
to the ACC
Treasurer using the Treasurer@ACCCalgary.ca
email address. Please also send the e-
Transfer password to the treasurer and confirm
which course your payment is for. Then send a
payment confirmation email to the trip
coordinator to be moved to the participant
list.
Cancellation Policy: Withdrawal with a full
refund is available 2 weeks before, ONLY if
qualified participant from waiting list is
available. No date changes, withdrawals or
refunds 1 week before the course starts.
Cancellation Policy
If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
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Trip Feedback
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