BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.32.0//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://summitmountainguides.com/ X-WR-CALNAME:Summit Mountain Guides X-WR-CALDESC:ACMG Mountain Guides: Nelson BC, Rockies, Alps : Ski Touring, Hiking, Mountaineering, Climbing. X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-69cd21a0e0b7d5f05dc88a0be36950c7@summitmountainguides.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261213T080000 DURATION:PT9H DTSTAMP:20231105T032321Z RDATE;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261213T080000,20270110T080000 CREATED:20231105 LAST-MODIFIED:20260829 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Companion Rescue Skills DESCRIPTION:Modern Avalanche Rescue – 1-Day Refresher Course\nHas it been a while since your last avalanche training? This 1-day outdoor refresher is designed to help you review and renew your practical rescue skills, get hands-on with the latest avalanche equipment, and practice modern probing, shoveling, and group rescue techniques.\nFollowing Avalanche Canada’s program, goals, and objectives, this course ensures you’re up to date with current best practices in avalanche safety and rescue.\nCourse Highlights:\n\n\nCompanion rescue scenarios in realistic field settings\n\n\nModern shoveling and probing techniques\n\n\nGroup rescue strategies and leadership\n\n\nOverview of new and evolving avalanche gear\n\n\nTrip planning tools and rescue resource awareness\n\n\nThis course is ideal for anyone who has previously taken AST 1 or AST 2 and wants a practical skills update before heading into the backcountry.\n\nBe prepared. Stay current. Rescue with confidence.\n\nFor more details, browse below or contact us directly.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Itinerary\n \n \n \n \n \n We will meet at 8:00am and do the first hour is classroom setting. We will review new rescue techniques, consider preventative measures, advancement in equipment and use of airbags. In the field we will practice transceiver skills, apply search and rescue techniques, practice searching without a transceiver, consider multiple burial situations, organize a group rescue and look at post-incident considerations during debrief. We will wrap up our field day by 4:30pm.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prerequisites\n \n \n \n \n \n Intermediate Backcountry Skills / Intermediate to Advanced Downhill Skiing Skills. (avalanche safety gear, touring equipment and/or Split board required). Successful completion of Avalanche Skills Level 1.\nStudents are responsible to self evaluate their skills as groups need to be matched together based on prior experience and ability. Please contact us to discuss your background and what kind of course would suit you best.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Equipment\n \n \n \n \n \n View Equipment List here.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location\n \n \n \n \n \n This course is based in Nelson BC. Field days will occur in the Selkirks Mtns, the local backcountry near Nelson. Details will be given to participants before course start. For a list of possible venues click Nelson Classics.  Contact us for more information or a custom course.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Weather\n \n \n \n \n \n Kootenay weather can vary drastically. In winter you expect temperatures to be from -15C to –5C in the day while in spring daily temperatures could rise well above zero. Visibility may be poor or whiteout conditions when snowing heavily or clear on bluebird days. Ensure you are dressed for all variations as temperatures, wind, precipitation can change within the day.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n What's Included\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQ\n \n \n \n \n \n Where can I rent Ski touring and safety equipment?\nHere are a few outdoor stores in Nelson that supply good service and quality outdoor equipment and gear rental, please ensure you rent gear well in advance.\nROAM phone 250-354-2056\nValhalla Pure Outfitters phone 250-354-1006\nGericks phone 250-354-4622\nSacred Ride phone 250-354-3831\nWhat transceiver should I use?\nIf you are interested in touring in the backcountry with friends or take one of our courses, it is very important to get a modern “triple antenna digital transceiver” with a marking function. We ask participants to ensure that they have a digital transceiver for the course.\nFor recreational skiers and boarders, we suggest the following beacons: Mammut-Baryvox “Element”, Ortovox “Zoom”, Peeps “Recon” or the Tracker “3” or “S”. For people that moving towards working in the ski industry a more professional “more advanced” beacons is recommended, such as Mammut-Baryvox “Pulse or S”, Ortovox “3+“ or Peeps “guide”, etc.\nSkis, Telemark or Split Boards?\nWhich should you use? If you are a downhill skier then you should use Alpine Touring gear. Only if you are already an advanced Telemark skier or Snowboarder should you bring Telemark or Split Board gear. All types of gear can be rented in Nelson prior to your day trip. There are three types of backcountry systems you can use:\nAlpine Touring skis are essentially downhill skis with a special touring binding which allows the heel to lift whilst going uphill or across the flats and then ‘locks down’ to become a regular downhill safety binding. We recommend this system to anyone with a background of downhill skiing who is not already an advanced telemark skier.\nTelemark skis. These should only be used for this program if you are at least an advanced-intermediate telemark skier with some backcountry experience. This system is more difficult and less forgiving than the others.\nSnowboarding with a Split Board is the most effective way to snowboard in the back country. 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