 Poster: A snowHead
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Following on from another thread, the Oct 16th Date has been confirmed for some avalanche transceiver practice and/or taster at the Hemel Ski centre.
The other thread was termed training, what we are trying to offer is a chance to practice and try lots of different transceivers, its not a training session more of a self help group:~/
There will be someone on hand from the BCA importers and they should have their giant flux line sheet for some outside practice with your own transceiver or you can try out any of the ones we have with us.
The list so far is
BCA Tracker 1
BCA Tracker 2
Ortovox F1
Ortovox D3
Ortovox Patroller Digital
Ortovox 3+ the new one
Ortovox S1
Barryvox Pulse
We are also trying to get an indoor session as well, with some "proper" buried transcievers skimotterat and rob@raor are sorting this side.
Timings are 5pm to 7pm for the outside stuff.
We will update with further info, as we have it any other suggestions are very welcome 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We have had the offer of a BCA Shovel and Probe as a prize for a little competition on the avalanche transceiver practice session.
One idea is to do a "Fastest to find a victim" with for example a £1 a go entry fee with all the money raised going to charity.
Does this sound like a good idea?
And which charity should we be doing it for?
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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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Mountain Rescue?
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livetoski, i am interested. Will there be a demo for people who have never used a transceiver before?
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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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o11y, we can demo and show you how to use the different transceivers that we will have with us, no problems with that.
altis, Is that general Mountain Rescue or a specific one?
Another one I had suggested to me was Respect The Mountain?
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livetoski, I've booked a session with Scott and Rob - is this all the same 'event'? (I too have -virtually - never used a transceiver before.)
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Hurtle, yes it is some inside some outside, Scott is trying to sort it so we can search and dig inside as well
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livetoski, thanks. See you there.
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Hurtle, good to hear that you will be there, if the weather keeps going like it is today we could be skiing outside as well as inside on the 16th Oct
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| livetoski wrote: |
Another one I had suggested to me was Respect The Mountain? |
F off to that nonsense- Respect My Intelligence isn't a real charidee is it, just a bit of greenwash for the SCGB who don't seem to mind writing about their trips around the world to exotic locations and heli trips in their in house rag.
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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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Has anyone tested transceivers in the snow centre before?
It's a big metal box with cooling pipes underneath the snowpack (probably more metal) and lots of fluorescent lights...
I'd love to try out all the transceivers though
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.Ro, fair point, different tech I know but it screws with mobiles.
It may be big enough for you to get away from interference though.
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You know it makes sense.
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.Ro, we're going to find out beforehand. One of the instructors at Hemel has had a go with a few transceivers on the slope and he thought it was OK, but we might well do some testing of the different models outside to avoid interference as much as possible.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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This is a great idea.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tested some digital transceivers yesterday on the Hemel nursery slope and no problem, getting a good signal from about 35m down to within 2 feet
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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livetoski, oh my goodness, no I didn't! Hope he recovers quickly and glad it wasn't anything worse. (He was, it has to be said, throwing himself around a lot!)
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A very kind SH  has offered to activate his ABS avalanche air bag during the avalanche taster session,
I think this sounds like a great idea what do other SH's think?
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We have spoken to the Centre and will be able to create some simulated burials on the slope and do some digging and probing which should be interesting
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livetoski, in my ignorance, I have no clue about the pros or cons, and look forward to being enlightened. 
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| We have spoken to the Centre and will be able to create some simulated burials on the slope and do some digging and probing which should be interesting |
You're volunteering? I'm in
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fatbob, me and a big piste basher are gonna mound up the snow, you can do the digging ! (i wont be under the snow just my wee rucksack)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I can't wait.
Can one dig and eat popcorn at the same time? Can one get popcorn at Hemel? Is the answer really 42?
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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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Hurtle,
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Is the answer really 42?
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You could be right, 42m is a pretty standard range for a avalanche transceiver
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skimottaret,
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(i wont be under the snow just my wee rucksack)
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You using Robs ruck sack then
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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anarchicsaltire, you saw it? Where was I? Engaging haplessly in arm exercises?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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livetoski, 4cm makes all the difference! Unfortunately I didn't see the crash as was busy giving video feedback, but I did the the aftermath as people crowded around him on the slope. Looked nasty 
Details of the transceiver event have been posted on The Snow Centre's website here.
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rob@rar,
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Details of the transceiver event have been posted on The Snow Centre's website here.
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excellent prose, Rob!
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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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| skimottaret wrote: |
| that was about the best crash i have seen so far at Hemel |
My thoughts exactly when I saw it happen!!
I was on the poma right next to him when he 'landed' and it looked SORE!! Glad that he has made a quick recovery.
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rob@rar,
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Details of the transceiver event have been posted on The Snow Centre's website here.
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good stuff
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