[MCR] Canadian Avalanche Centre Backcoountry Avalanche Workshop

Subject: [MCR] Canadian Avalanche Centre Backcoountry Avalanche Workshop
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:37:17 -0700

 

 
The Canadian Avalanche Centre Presents

Columbia Brewery Backcountry Avalanche Workshop

 Vancouver:  Saturday Nov 19th, Ridge Theatre, 3131 Arbutus

Calgary:  Sunday Nov 20th, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Calgary


9:00am - 4:30pm

 

Check back at www.avalanche.ca for announcement of a Nelson, BC and an Edmonton, AB simulcast event of the Nov 20th Calgary Workshop

This workshop is for you! You?re a backcountry skier, boarder, sledder or climber. Mountain adventure is important in your life and you want to enjoy your sport for many years to come. You?ve taken an avalanche course, or read some of the books, and you know that you owe it to yourself, your friends and your family to ensure your avalanche knowledge is as up to date as your mountain equipment.

These events provide an early season avalanche safety primer to help you start your winter right. This is an opportunity to get together with avalanche experts who will share their insights, introduce new ideas and tools, and help active winter travelers like you learn more about snow safety. This year?s workshop theme is:

Outsmart the Dragon: Avalanche Risk in a Changing World

Learn from leading Canadian and US avalanche researchers and experts including:

Jill Fredston: author of the new book Snowstruck: In the Grip of Avalanches and co-director of the Alaska Mountain Safety Center

Ken Wylie: IFMGA Guide; Adventure Guides Program, Thompson Rivers University

Grant Statham: IFMGA Guide; Avalanche Risk Specialist, Parks Canada

Lori Zacaruk: owner of Zac's Tracs Snowmobile Tours & Courses

Clair Israelson: Canadian Avalanche Centre

John Kelly: Canadian Avalanche Centre

Pascal Hägeli: project manager, Avalanche Decision Framework for Amateur Recreationists; owner Avisualanche Consulting

Bruce Jamieson: NSERC Research Chair in Snow Avalanche Risk Control, University of Calgary

Tickets:

$40 General Admission, $20 Students; (Student ID required upon admission)

* CAA & CAC Members receive a 10% discount off General Admission when they purchase tickets through www.avalanche.ca or by phoning the CAA/CAC

Tickets are available at Mountain Equipment Co-op stores in Vancouver, North Vancouver & Calgary; University of Calgary Campus Ticket Centre; Ridge Theatre Box Office, online at www.avalanche.ca, by phone at 250.837.2435, and at the door.

For more information visit www.avalanche.ca or call 250.837.2435

Karl Klassen
Mountain Guide
1735 Westerburg Road
Revelstoke, BC  V0E 2S1
Canada
250-837-3733
kklassen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx