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ClimbingLife Guides
2010 Avalanche Education
Offerings
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Colorado has one of the most dangerous snowpacks in the United States due to its' colder and dry climate, lower snow depths, and wind affected layers. All of our avalanche education courses are taught in the high country of Rocky Mountain National Park which is the ideal training ground for mountain enthusiasts of all abilities and backgrounds. We focus on learning practical methods to assist in making more objective-based decisions in the mountains.
All of our courses are taught by Eli Helmuth, an AMGA certified Ski Mountaineering Guide and Level 3 certified avalanche professional who is the avalanche forecaster for Rocky Mountain National Park where he has lived and trained backcountry enthusiasts for the past 11 years. Eli has had a life-long passion and extensive background in all of the high-mountain sports.
In these small classes we are able to explore in-depth the backcountry of RMNP and the snowpack, weather, and terrain factors which directly relate to the likelihood of an avalanche occuring. Through hands-on experiencs and travel through the alpine backcountry, we can explore a variety of avalanche terrain and maximize our experiential learning in a personalized setting.
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The Avalanche Field Seminar includes:
- Fifteen hours in the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park traveling in a small group through treeline and alpine terrain. Just twenty minutes from Estes Park and 1 hr. from Boulder to the trailhead.
- Private instruction and coaching by Eli Helmuth, one of the Front Ranges most experienced avalanche educators and mountain guides.
- Practice with beacons and avalanche rescue techniques.
- Snow pit location, excavation, and analysis.
- Study of weather, snowpack and slope configurations and how they directly relate to avalanche potential and route choices.
- Practice of safer travel techniques and good group decision-making practices in avalanche terrain.
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Course Length: 2 days
Price: $255
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park
Meets at: Kind Coffee, Estes Park, 8am
Dates:
Dec. 12-13 (SOLD OUT)
Dec. 19-20 (SOLD OUT)
Jan. 2-3
Jan. 9-10 (SOLD OUT)
Jan. 30-31 (SOLD OUT)
Feb. 13-14
Feb. 27-28
March 20-21
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We recommend that all avalanche particpants purchase the comprehensive study guide on avalanches: The Avalanche Handbook by David McClung and Peter Schaerer, published by The Mountaineers. It can be purchased here on Amazon for as little as $12.71
We also recommend a full viewing (25min). of the film, a Dozen More Turns, which can be viewed here or better yet, buy it here at a low cost. Doug Chabot, the avalanche expert in this film is also a mountain guide and among the top alpinists in North America.
Please call with questions or to book your next avalanche or ski outing:
970.744.4898 or contact us at: guide@climbinglifecom
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ClimbingLife Guides is an authorized permittee of Rocky Mountain National Park.
For more information on current snow, avalanche, skiing and climbing conditions in
Rocky Mountain National Park, visit our website at:
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www.climbinglife.com
©2010 ClimbingLife Guides, All Rights Reserved.
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