Any Interest in having an Avalanche1 Safety Course in Northern Illinois?

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polarisrider1

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Andy, I like the Milwaukee idea. Lake Express can get me there quickly. It is more centrally located to get a bigger crowd. We can reserve a whole wing of a hotel and party like "Rock Stars" afterwards. Either will work. weekend looks better.
 
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snowww1

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Milwaukee class a go

I have a meeting room upstairs at the Milwaukee Show on Saturday October 16th. The class will take place from 1pm-5pm. I arranged it for this time so people could attend the show before or after the class.
If we have enough interest, I will have a class in Chicago on October 14th in the evening from 6-10pm. I will hopefully have a location by the end of the weekend. I will post class content tonight. Thanks for all the interest. Mike Duffy
 
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snowww1

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Milwaukee class details

Here are the details for the Milwaukee class. Please email me to sign up. Please note what class you are signing up for (i.e. Milwaukee Oct 16th). Also email me if you are interested in the Chicago class on Oct 14th from 6-10pm. duffyww1@aol.com

Avalanche Classes
Specifically for snowmobilers

Avalanche class coming to Milwaukee, WI




Classes are effective, proven and affordable.

Learn: How to avoid the most common mistakes, what equipment works best, human factors involved in avalanche accidents, how to rescue effectively, evaluate terrain, avoid terrain traps, analyze stability and increase your skills in the mountains.


Take the class with those you ride with.

Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.
Milwaukee, WI

Date: October 16, 2010
Location: Snowmobile USA Show and Sale. www.snowmobileusa.com Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park. 8100 W. Greenfield Ave Milwaukee, WI 53214 Room 4 upstairs(use stairs at main entrance)
Time: Saturday Oct 16th 1pm-5pm
To sign up: Email duffyww1@aol.com or call 970-390-9433
Cost: $49 Must sign up in advance. Limited space.

Instructor: Mike Duffy. Level I & II Avalanche instructor Colorado Mountain College, rescue/avalanche team leader/avalanche mission coordinator Vail Mountain Rescue Group, instructor Walter Kirch Avalanche Seminars, graduate of National Avalanche School, National Academy of Winter Guiding, AVPRO. Mountain Snowmobiler for 20 years. Member American Avalanche Association. Trained by BCA, Snowpulse, ABS and Ortovox.

Course content: Four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue class.

-Introduction to avalanches, statistics, contributing factors.
-Avalanche reports.
-Signs of instability/stability analysis.
-Equipment.
-What to carry and what works best.
-Avalanche beacons.
-Fast and effective single and multiple burial searches.
-Rescue
-Avalanche survival methods
-Deploying avalanche airbag packs
-Effective hasty search techniques.
-Mistakes in rescue.
-Group Dynamics/heuristics.
-Slide show: Terrain Evaluation/terrain traps.
-Preparing for your trip.
-What to do if lost or injured.
-Stability tests.
-Scenarios.


www.avalanche1.com
 
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cuzzinolaf

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I am in for one of the classes. Waiting to see if you're doing it in Chicago or not. I would assume others are in the same boat. I live right in the middle of Milwaukee and Chicago so could go to either class.
 
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fgsacts

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I can go to either. Was hoping for a northern Illinois class but it does not make sense if you are not getting the response. I know of a few people who were/are planning on attending that do not frequent this forum. Have you advertised the class anywhere else?
 
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snoluver1

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Mike, I took your class at the Milwaukee snow show a couple years ago and would be interested in taking it again as a refresher, if offered in Chicago area, but what I'm really interested in is the "hands on" field class in Lake Geneva. Any word or definite dates on that yet?
 
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snowww1

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Still playing phone tag on the Lake Geneva class. Looks like it will be a go, but working out details. Mike
 
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snowww1

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I will get Chicago class details worked out after Hay Days. I will be at the BCA booth at Hay Days. BCA Booth location at Hay Days: West of Motorsports Freestyle Expo. North of drag race starting line by food court and beer tent. Booth SCI. Please stop by and say hi, should be a great event!
 
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qber

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I've taken one of those course and they are great - learned recognition of avalanche danger conditions, avalanche types, some snow structure and testing, a little basic meteorology, avalance rescue- I'd do it again. It was really interesting and fun. You really respect those mean muthuhs after that. Even got a free ski pass out of it at Snowbird one trip just for being available for possible rescue in avalanche conditions following a heavy snowfall.
 
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snowww1

New member
Great News! Just spoke to the manager at Grand Geneva Ski Resort in WI. Looks like we are a go for an on the snow rescue class in January. We'll do it on a weeknight 6-10pm and also have a session during the day 12-4. I'll be checking out the site when I'm in town for the Milwaukee snowmobile show in October. I will work out all details then. Prerequisite for this class is the four hour avalanche awareness, avoidance and rescue classroom session.
I'm glad this worked out. Mike Duffy
 
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snowww1

New member
Just got back from Hay Days and there was more interest in the Chicago class and the Grand Geneva field session. I will be working on the Chicago location tomorrow and will keep you posted. Mike
 
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snowww1

New member
Ok, I have a location for Chicago on October 14th form 6-10pm. Meeting rooms are very expensive around the airport. Here is what I came up with:
Tooling and Manufacturing Association
1177 S. Dee Rd
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Just east of O'Hare. Has free parking.

Please email me if you can make it: duffyww1@aol.com

I need to get a minimum # of participants before signing the contract on the room. Thanks, Mike
 
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skeedoo

New member
I emaied a few days ago and got a confirmation back that I was in, hopefully more do the same. Cuzz, glad to hear you and a group are planning on going. Come on mountain riders get signed up, we want this thing to happen. I'm gonna call a couple of guys from Illinois that I've been to Snowies with and make sure they know this is going on.
 
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