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Partner Rescue Practice on Campus! · Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
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Start: Wednesday, Feb. 15th, 4:30 pm
End: Wednesday, Feb. 15th, 5:30 pm
Description:
If you've been frequenting the Avalanche Canada website recently, you're likely aware that this season's local snowpack is fairly unstable, and that avalanche incidents have been unsettlingly common as of late.
Given that so many VOCers will be heading out into the backcountry over Reading Break, I thought it might be useful to hold an informal partner search practice session beforehand so people can brush up on their skills... just in case (I need practice too!).
The plan is to go to Wreck Beach tomorrow afternoon to practice some scenarios with finding and exhuming beacons buried in the sand. Depending on how many people show up, we may break into groups, but hopefully everyone gets the chance to practice executing a "rescue". We will meet at the base of the stairs at 4:30 and get into it!
You should bring your avalance kit (beacon, shovel, probe). It may also be nice to have a pair of gloves, as it will be chilly tomorrow, and perhaps a headlamp.
For more on the topic of backcountry safety and awareness, come to the Jared Stanley Memorial Lecture later in the evening.
*I want to make it clear that practicing rescue skills is not an excuse to make risky terrain choices--please be up to date on the avalanche forecast and exercise good decision-making when traveling in the backcountry! Many of the accidents that have happened this season could have been avoided if the skiers had made more conservative choices informed by the forecast and observation.