This trip is focused on crevasse rescue in winter environments. Snow anchors will be reviewed based on the THINX method and we will practice the drop loop and 3/1 systems. Prior to this trip, participants should ideally have done a dry school on different raising systems and understand their set- up. More info on ACC […]

Course indoors on Saturday. Trip to Paul Ridge to examine snow profiles and terrain on Sunday. This is a practical avalanche course, based on the essential curriculum taught world-wide in recreational avalanche courses. The overall objective is to provide you with training and skills to answer five key questions: 1. How dangerous are avalanches (risk […]

5 pm. Meet at MEC (Broadway store) pick up gear & brief orientation. 6 pm. Depart for Mt Seymour, meet in Cafeteria, review outline & plan for the evening 7pm – 9pm. Conduct gear familiarization & practice; team safety, signal search, victim location (probe practice), victim extraction (shovel techniques), evacuation. 9:30 head for home. This […]

This is a training session for crevasse rescue techniques including prusik training and various pulley arrangements (mainly drop loop and Z pulley). Until Jan 15, preference will be given to those people who have signed up for Ben Waller’s course on Sunday Feb 12 on crevasse rescue on Mount Seymour.

Joint ACC/ BCMC event.