The group discusses avalanche terrain looking into the Solitude Backcountry
We had a great time at our first ever Avalanche Awareness course last weekend. Don, Rick, Joe, Sheryl, and Phillip joined Caleb and I for two days of avalanche education and ski touring. On Saturday I gave a powerpoint presentation about the basics of avalanches and then it was off up the mountain to practice rescue techniques and dig a few profiles to see the current layering of the mountain snowpack. On Sunday we went for a tour to discuss decision making and put our new skills to practice. We even got to the top of Patsy Marley peak and found some great turns back to Twin Lakes. All in all a great course, and thanks to all our participants. Keep in mind we still have some spaces available for our next avalanche course January 23-24.
Looking at the maps and daily forecast to plan our tour