the NZ Mountain Safety Council Avalanche Awareness course.
The course is to be held  locally.

Offered subject to numbers, this course starts in the classroom and then moves out onto the mountain.

Avalanche Awareness courses are for skiers, snowboarders and climbers, and provide a first step to gaining an appreciation of the avalanche phenomenon and what is needed to make decisions about personal safety when travelling in avalanche terrain. The Avalanche Awareness course involves both a lecture and a field day and covers:

Mountain weather
Identification of avalanche terrain
Basic route finding and decision making
Companion rescue
Safety equipment (including use of transceivers)

SMC are keen to have as many members as we can doing the course (actually a requirement of our Ski Area Safety Plan).

To register and for further course details,
Contact Gayle Tricklebank taranaki@mountainsafety.org.nz.