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Avalanche Transceivers???
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Done one of their courses?, I'd never even heard of them until this thread.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

slikedges wrote:
Anyone here done an AIARE course?

no but AIARE level 3 is quite advanced and involved.

Chamex in Chamonix were offering the AIARE courses at one time.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Taken Level 1avy class spent over 15 years doing BC and at times would rather be by myself than actually think I can rely on partners who may not be mentally/physically equipped to help in the wrong moment.

I dig pits thoughout the season on different aspects but also rely on my evals through the season, you ski regularly and PAY attention you know.

I have also hiked to the top of a mtn just to ski back down the skin track instead of skiing that slope that day.
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davidof, thanks

pinhead, worth doing? have you thought about level 2?
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

I highly reccomend taking at least a level 1 class, level 2 is nice but more for guides and those who spend every day in the backcountry. The beauty of unbroken powder fields (at least until I hit them) and the quiet are things I love about BC. Very Happy
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You'll need to Register first of course.

Useful links :

http://www.avalancheawareness.co.uk/
http://www.skioffpiste.co.uk/
http://www.mountaintracks.co.uk/winter/news/times_article

Tignes has excellent (Free !) transceiver practice area with (good English) instruction - bottom of Le Spot or Gratalu chair - Ortovox has a number of others in Europe : http://www.ortovox.com/content/en/safety_trainings/training_center/sts/

Before skiing off-piste
1/ find out how not to get into trouble
2/ find out how to limit the consequences if you do

Avalanche published by Cicerone is concise, easy to read and readily available.

And this is a very serious subject - I understand there are snowboarders currently behind bars in France for manslaughter due to an avalanche they set off.

Was this what you had in mind when hitting powder ? I don' fink so.
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...

Im going out for a BASI mountain safety course next week and would be interested to here how this compares to the AIARE courses mentioned..
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