Avalanche Course: Field day 2

Today was field day 2 of the Avalanche field course! We went to Red Mountain Pass approximately at 11k and skinned up to Red Mountain 3 at 12k. We learned macro and micro route selection while considering what we learned from the past two days.


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Here are some of the pictures.


I am modeling my new backpack! Black Diamond Anarchist I absolutely love it! Notice how the picture is washed out by the snow. The day was cloudy, so no blue skies, but the day was still beautiful.



Tyler, near the top(12k) of Red Mountain 3. Notice the lack of blue sky and the wind blowing at his feet. He used his snowshoes while carrying his snowboard. This was his 3rd day ever snowboarding and in avalanche ridden backcountry; wait, someone is knocking on the door right now, oh, it is just a representative from the child-protective services.

However, the gang was impressed with his athleticism! (I was very impressed, and watching Tyler snowboard almost brought a proud tear to my eye.)

The gang up on the top.

Summary: the course was worth every penny. Invaluable course, I was thoroughly impressed with the instructors and their presentation of avalanche information. I would highly recommend anyone considering stepping their pinky-toe in the backcountry to attend this course.