Alpine Club of Canada, Calgary Section

In-Depth Avalanche Transceiver and Probing Training - Level 1 - Saturday, Nov 09, 2024

The Basics:
Event Type:		Course
Event Location:		TBC - at a community facility in the Calgary area
Event Starts:		Saturday, Nov 09, 2024 07:30 AM
Event Ends:		Saturday, Nov 09, 2024 05:00 PM
Registration Cut Off:		Thursday, Oct 31, 2024 10:18 AM
Difficulty Rating:		D1 - See Conversion Chart
Trip Coordinator(s):		Dan Doll

Participant Info:
Who's Invited:		Members & Guests, All Ages Welcome
Attendee Screening:		Attendees are Pre-Screened
Maximum Group Size:		12
Maximum No. Guests:		6
Minimum Group Size:		6
Maximum No. Guests Per Member:		1
Number Registered So Far:		0 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:		No

Itinerary:
If someone in your group is buried in an avalanche, your transceiver and probing skills are critical to locating them quickly. But how well do you really understand how your transceiver works? Are you as fast and efficient using your transceiver and probing as you could be? Are you able to operate your transceiver well? This course is intended for people who want to build or refresh a solid foundation to effectively locate avalanche victims. You may be new to backcountry skiing/splitboarding or ice climbing using avalanche gear or you may have years of experience but could benefit from an upgrade to your transceiver and probing skills and knowledge and build a foundation for more advanced skills. Best practices and leading edge knowledge from international sources will be shared. The instructor, Tomo Fujimura, is an ACMG Ski Guide based out of Revelstoke who is an active professional member of the CAA, including experience instructing for the Industry Training Program. He has worked with transceiver manufacturers to translate user manuals. This course runs for a full day in Calgary, at a location that will have an indoor meeting/teaching room and an adjacent outdoor space for demos and practice. The location will be confirmed closer to the date when a facility booking is confirmed and paid for. Topics covered include: - how each transceiver works - group-check - interference - transceiver coupling - "airport approach" with marking functions - building mental map - allocating resources - when other rescuers need to take action - companion rescue deep burial - pin-pointing probing technique - slalom probing (2 holes per step and/or 3 holes per step) (transmitting transceiver malfunction) The registration fee is $185 (to be finalized when facility booking is made) Note: trip leader subsidy can be used
Required Items to Bring:
You will be provided a list of required items following registration. Additionally participants will be asked to provide their: transceiver model backcountry experience (years and regions) previous avalanche search and rescue experience goals for the course

Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review our participant responsibility guidelines! 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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