Event Details

• • Backcountry 101 ON-HILL session with Utah Avalanche Center

  • When:

    Sunday, March 13, 2011, 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM

  • Where:

    8:30 am at the Alpine Rose at Brighton, just uphill from the ticket window

    Cost - $125 for both sessions all proceeds go to Utah Avalanche Center 

  • Info:

    This description includes information for the ON HILL session

    Backcountry 101 for women only is a completely new course developed and offered by the Utah Avalanche Center this year in cooperation with REI. Brighton, SheJumps, and the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. 

                            Sunday Mar 13th, 8:30 am at the Alpine Rose at Brighton, just uphill from the ticket window

    We will spend all day out touring together in small groups led by an instructor.  We may start out with one ride on the lift (donated by Brighton) to get up high quickly .  We will go for a tour, taking the time to discuss a destination, do some quick snow evaluation and some more detailed snowpack analysis, route selection, group dynamics, rescue considerations, and hopefully take a few runs in the Greatest Snow on Earth!  We will finish up back at Brighton for a debrief and chat over beverages and snacks.

     Cost:  $125 for both sessions (all proceeds go to the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center)

    
    
    Sign Up:  Sign up by sending an email to friends@utahavalanchecenter.org and paying via Paypal or credit card (make a donation at the link and under Add Special Instructions to Seller indicate that your donation is to pay for the March 101 class).

     Required gear:  Beacon, shovel, probe, (we have loaners available) for field day, method of uphill transport (ie: ski or snowboard touring setup or snowshoes)

     Questions:  contact friends@utahavalanchecenter.org