Wednesday, December 4th

What do you do when things go wrong?

Join us for our third event in the Avalanche Education Series to learn the ins and outs of avalanche rescue. The night will begin with a discussion on the essential avalanche safety tools – a beacon, shovel, probe, and airbag. We’ll cover how beacons work, best practices when using a shovel and probe, and the role of an airbag in your safety quiver. 

We'll also be discussing search and rescue operations. After this event, you'll have a better understanding of how search and rescue works operationally and a list of things that you can do to increase your chances of rescue and survival.

Please Note: There will be a practice group airbag deployment as well as FREE canister refills at this event (Mammut & BCA models ONLY). 

Speakers:

• Don Triplat, Ortovox Specialist
• Sarah Krammen, President of Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue

Doors open at 6 pm. Give yourself plenty of time to find a parking spot and grab beer and snacks before the formal presentation begins at 6:30 pm.

There will be a HUGE raffle benefitting Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue. They do great work in the Truckee/North Lake Tahoe area conducting conduct fast, safe rescues and educating the public on winter safety. Raffle prizes include swag from Tahoe Mountain School, Blackbird Mountain Guides, Black Diamond, LMNT, SlabLab, Alpenglow Expeditions, Blizzard, Flylow, Smartwool, and Ortovox. 

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