This month we will be working on our first aid skills.

We invite all members to the AGM to be held on Wednesday 19th November at 7:00pm

items on the agenda:

Review of the year

Callouts

Training

Equipment

Finances

New practices 

This month we will be going through helicopter protocol.

An annual training event where teams from across the Kootenays get together to train together.

This month we will be running a scenario including where you will able to practice Avalanche Transciever Skills, Pobe line and digging skills. The scenario will also require the Rope Team by setting up an organized rescue which was covered in Dec training. 

Be prepared for being outside in the snow, headlamps,  transceiver, probe & shovels. Rope team will also need their specialist equipment.

This month we don't have enough snow to set up an organized rescue which was covered inside in Dec training.  Instead we will be looking at winter survival.

This month we will be looking at Avalanche response, going over our emergency plan, running through an avalanche response and going over what equipment we have and where to find it and explaining t

This month we will be covering interviewing skills with practical scenarios both inside & outside.

This month will be a Map & Compass work, there will be some stations outside but also table top exercises.

The plan this month is too make use of one of the final sessions before the nights and darkness draw in to be out in the field and practicing navigation skills.