MEETING AT 7PM at the Carriage House
TRAINING FOR TONIGHT 12/11/2008
I have added a lot of documents to review to our group site. For tonight and Sunday review the BeaconSearch101.pdf, the Avy fact sheet and the Avalanche review paper.
Equipment
+Wear warm clothes
+a headlamp
+a prussik knot or 2 m cord
+a personal avy beacon (if you have one)
1) Knots for Tonight: Figure eight, F8 on a bight, Water knot, Double Fishermans, Prussik, Bowline.
2)Beacon Refresher by Andy; Overview of team beacons, will hide some beacons on the county courthouse lawn.
Sunday Winter Training 12/14
9 am will be paged, meet at the Carriage House, bring your winter kit (backpack, winter clothes etc).
+Review Avalanche forecast for the day.
+Practice beacon/probe shovel and get the snowmobile out.
+Prepare for appropriate winter travel, we wont go far so snowshoes or lightweight XC skis are fine.
+Goal is to familiarize group with our winter set up and have your winter kit ready to go.
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The San Juan County Search and Rescue (SJCSAR) team is a Colorado non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation serving at the pleasure of the San Juan County Sheriff’s Department. An all volunteer group, the SJCSAR operates in the San Juan Mountains in San Juan County, Colorado.
In Case of Emergency, dial 911
For information regarding SJCSAR contact the Sheriff’s Department at (970) 387-5531.
In the Winter months we operate the Silverton Avalanche School. Check out our course offerings at www.avyschool.com.
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