Enclosed is the course description for the Seattle Mountaineers' Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue course.<br><br>The course starts on 3/28. <br><br>Course Description<br><br>For those with competent backcountry skiing or snowboarding skills who desire to safely travel on glaciers and to perform crevasse rescues. This course includes 4 work shops and an overnight field trip at Mt. Rainier where the students will practice roped travel and crevasse rescues. Completion of this course prepares you to ski or snowboard on Mountaineer trips rated M1G, M2G and M3G. The course provides instruction on: route finding, traveling and camping on glaciers, belaying, prusiking, and crevasse rescue systems.<br><br>The required equipment includes metal edge skis and climbing skins or snowboard with an uphill climbing system (skins, approach skis or snowshoes), shovel, avalanche probe, 457 kHz avalanche transceiver, and crevasse rescue equipment.<br><br>To participate in the course, you must be a Mountaineers member, have access to and subscribe to the Seattle: Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue community, be able to print the course material that is part of the community, and have either graduated or obtained equivalency for the Basic Avalanche course.<br><br>The course fee is $120. Registration is open and must be completed prior to the first course session. Register at
www.mountaineers.org
or by calling 206-284-8484. Do NOT call the course organizer to register for the course. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. For more information, contact Darryl Olson at 425-226-3041 before 9:00 p.m. or
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..<br><br>Course Schedule<br><br>3/28 Introduction, Glacier Travel and Equipment<br>4/4 Knots and Belaying Workshop<br>4/11 Knots, Belaying and Prusiking Workshop<br>4/18 Crevasse Rescue Systems Workshop<br>4/22 & 4/23 Field Trip<br>4/29 & 4/30 Makeup Field Trip if Required<br><br><br>All work shops are conducted at the Mountaineers building in Seattle and start at 7:00 pm. The field trip is conducted at Mt. Rainier. Students are responsible for subscribing to the Seattle: Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue community to receive information about the course.<br><br>To subscribe:<br>1. Login to the Mountaineers web site,
www.mountaineers.org
.<br>2. Select the <Subscriptions> link which is in the far left column under your name<br>3. Select the <Subscribe> link next to Seattle: Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue<br>4. Select the <Preferences> link next to Seattle: Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue<br>5. Select your preferences for News and for Forums<br>6. Select <Submit><br><br>Students are responsible for creating their copies of the course materials and handouts from the Mountaineers web site. NO course materials or handouts will be distributed at the work shops.<br><br>To access the course material and handouts:<br>1. Login to the Mountaineers web site<br>2. Select the community: <Seattle: Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue><br>3. Select <view complete document archive><br>4. Select the folder: <course material><br>5. Select the appropriate course material<br><br>PRIOR to the first work shop, students MUST complete the tasks described in the description of the <course material> folder.<br>
