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Hey
I was wondering if anyone knows of some companies/ski schools who offer avalanche safety training in Morzine or the north of the UK. I just want a day or 2 day course that covers searching and general awareness. Im in Morzine for the season so really want to find a course based there or any where in porte du soleil for real practise but not having much luck finding one.
Thanks in advance
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to Snowheads
Henry's do a UK tour - talk @ chilly factor on the 5th Nov, practical on gormleys sands Crosby on 21st Nov.
http://www.henrysavalanchetalk.com/uk_tour.html
If you go to the crosby one then take gormley's litter off the beach with you when you leave please...
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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?
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Henry's lectures etc in France have been well worth attending, so I would second bertie bassett's advice.
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Glenmore Lodge do practical courses out on the snow - probably not suit you as this will be well into the season. Still worth checking them out to see if they do anything sooner. They also have some good info on the website including online learning course / quiz. (Glenmore is home to the Scottish Avalanche Information Service - daily forecasting through live snowpack stability testing across 5 mountain ares in Scotland, and avvy data collection/research
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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(Oh, and I'd be happy to help with some practice if we can find a convenient time to hook up.)
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Just find a guide that's happy to do it. Get a group of people together so you can split the cost. Voila, avalanche course.
Nick Parks would happily send someone over from Chamonix if you can't find a local guide that fits the bill: Mountain Tracks.
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I went to one of Henry's talks in Wandsworth last year, certainly worth the £6-7 it cost. Tempted to do the beeper training on Crosby beach as it only a five minute walk but the website now shows its as Formby instead which is probably a better venue!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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kristof, it's £35, I'll charge you a tenner and find some kids digging big holes. Seriously though I'd be up for a practice before the season starts, I'll bring mine back up to Liverpool.
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I was waiting for someone to jump on the price and organise a  beeper training session
Bring it back up and we'll head over to Formby ourselves. Anyone wants to join us, let us know.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've been looking at doing the Mountain tracks 2.5 day avalanche foundation course parlor, mentioned above.
Maybe the advanced one (3.5 days) at a later date too.
Would anyone be interested in doing it in Verbier if I organised it? We will probably need 4-6 people to make it viable.
If not I'll do it in Chamonix.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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RPF, pm gorilla he's doing one in cham at some point in Dec, I'm not sure on the dates, he'd probably like someone to travel over with.
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There's a really good course in the South Downs somewhere. Fantastic prep for the season coming.
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You know it makes sense.
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kevin mcclean, been following your posts this evening...have you had a bad day or is this normal behaviour? Most entertaining 
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