We will meet in the First Aid room. Students should come prepared to spend time outside in the snow. (Snow pants & coat, warm boots, hat, and gloves.)

We will spend a significant amount of time outside. Folks could also bring a snack; 4 hours of class tends to make people hungry!

This workshop will teach you the skills to effectively operate a rescue beacon, efficiently probe the snow to determine the victim's location and strategically move snow with your shovel to uncover your companion.

This workshop covers:

• Case Study - Mt. Proctor, BC
• Beacon Operations
• Fundamentals
• Coarse Search
• Fine Search
• Practice
• Probe Use
• Overview of Methods
• Spiral Method
• Beacon Search with Probe
• Shoveling
• Strategic vs. Non-Strategic
• Strategic Methods (Terracing, V-Shaped, Multiple Rescuers)
• Putting it all Together