Level I Avalanche for Professional Rescuers

27 students for my Level I course was about ten more than I had bargained for. Nevertheless, we had a good time (and made a couple thousand dollars in excess revenue for the Region).


This is a classic Q2 shear, kids


Faceting. The cause? An ice crust above acting as a vapor barrier.


Organized rescue recap---we found and extricated all the buried beer!

Travelling in AVY terrain

Prepare the probe line!

Perfect conditions for a weekend of field sessions; it made those dry nights in the classroom all worth while.