Here is a little PSA for an advanced avalanche transceiver training seminar to be held at Snow King this Friday, Dec. 2nd, at 9am-12pm. Carl Pelletier, the US Pieps Specialist, will discuss many aspects of the newer digital style transceivers in both an indoor and outdoor session. The class is limited to 20 participants and is free, so act fast if you are interested in attending.
You are cordially invited to attend an advanced beacon training seminar brought to you by Liberty Mountain and Pieps Avalanche Beacons. This seminar will help you to better understand your personal beacon and it will also educate you on the advancements of avalanche beacons over the past few years. This will be a three-hour training and education session. Please bring your favorite beacon and appropriate clothing for cold weather. We are limiting attendance to 20 individuals, so please RSVP as soon as possible.
Date: Friday, December 2nd
Location: Snow King Resort
Indoor Portion: Snow King Meeting Rooms.
Outdoor Portion: On-Hill
Presenter: Carl Pelletier, US Pieps Specialist – Liberty Mountain
Time: 9:00am -12:00pm
Inside Portion – Snow King Ski Area Resort Meeting Room.
• History and Evolution of Beacons
• Explanation of technical context, physical limits, etc.
• Defining and Explaining technical background terms such as Band Width, Search Strip, Range, Drift, Alignment of antennas Mark and Scan among others.
Outside Portion – Near Cougar Lift
• Range Testing (best case / worst case)
• Deep Burial Scenario (impact of a third antenna)
• Multiple Burial Scenario (scan and mark features)
• Introduction of new technology: Vector, TX 600, Backup Transmitter
• iProbe demonstration.
• Question and Answer Session
• Free Firmware Updates & Diagnostics of Pieps Avalanche Beacons
• Frequency Checks on all beacons.
For more info or to RSVP, please contact:
briand@libertymountain.com or carlp@libertymountain.com
Very nice.
One would think that as a public service, & in their self interest, publicly funded organizations like Search & Rescue, Climbing Rangers, WYDOT, etc, would have Free Avi Classes to better educate those headed into the mountains. Free classes on Avalanche Awareness might save lives and prevent rescues at public expense (an expense which is higher than the cost of hosting a class).
Just a thought.
i think our local SAR does some training with high school age kids.
JH has a lot of resources for avalanche education, with Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, Exum Mountain Guides and the American Avalanche Institute all based in the area. I think free courses by TCSAR wouldn’t be accepted well within the community. Besides, the guides and instructors of JHMG, Exum and AAI are world class. We also have some beacon training parks in the area. They seem to change every year and I will try to put together an update about this year’s zones when they are up and running.
Thanks for the PSA Steve. See you at avy awareness night!
welcome back, man!
btw, be sure to RSVP to one of the emails at the bottom if you are interested in attending this.
Too bad this seminar isn’t also offered on Saturday so we weekend warriors might have an opportunity to attend!