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 FREE AVALANCHE AWARENESS CLASS.....


         ON FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 2009 FROM 6 - 8pm WE WILL OFFER A FREE AVALANCHE AWARENESS CLASS AT   

~~~NEW LOCATION~~~  THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE SUPER 8 MOTEL ON THE SOUTH END OF MCCALL, 303 SOUTH 3RD STREET ACROSS FROM THE AIRPORT.  ~~~NEW LOCATION~~~

THIS WILL BE A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO THE AVALANCHE PHENOMENON, OR A GOOD PRESEASON REVIEW. WE WILL BE SHOWING  'THE FINE LINE' A MOVIE ABOUT AVALANCHES, AS WELL AS A VISIT FROM A LOCAL FORECASTER FROM THE PAYETTE AVALANCHE CENTER UPDATING US ON THE COMING SEASON. IN ADDITION WE WILL SHOW PHOTOS OF LOCAL AVALANCHE TERRAIN, TALK ABOUT REDUCING RISK WHILE TRAVELING IN THE BACKCOUNTRY AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS NEEDED TO PERFORM AN AVALANCHE RESCUE.
         IN ADDITION TO THE 2 HOUR LECTURE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR A 1 DAY FIELD SESSION TRAVELING UP TO OUR YURTS AT LICK CREEK SUMMIT, WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AVALANCHE TERRAIN, LOOK AT THE CURRENT SNOWPACK, PERFORM  TESTS TO IDENTIFY WEAK LAYERS, AND GET A CHANCE TO PRACTICE WITH OUR AVALANCHE RESCUE TRANCEIVERS.THE FIELD SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY DEC. 12th AND IS LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS, THE COST IS $50/PERSON TO COVER TRANSPORTATION COSTS.