| Webinar – Backcountry Snow Sense and Planning Series – November 2024 | Back to Calendar |
Day 1: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET
Day 2: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET
Day 3: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET
Day 4: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET
Day 5: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET
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Location: Online Eastern Webinar (link in confirmation) (Access links will be provided to each registrant in e-mail confirmation. Unpaid/unverified webinar reservations will be removed. – Links)
Event Code: 325CC1105A
Available Registration Packages (click for more info):
All 5 Webinars:
– Cost: $150.00
– CEUs: 6
Event Prerequisite(s): None
Registration Closes: Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 3:59 pm ET
Online Registration: CLOSED
Offline Registration: Please call the Eastern office (518) 452-6095 during regular hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm EST.
Course Description:
The first event in the Backcountry Education Program, Snow Sense and Planning, is currently offered in a five-part webinar series.
This course covers the following topics.
- Avalanche Awareness: Weather, Snowpack, Terrain, Aspect
- Safe Travel and Rescue: Transceiver, Probe, Shovel, Route decisions, Reading snowpack
- Snow Analysis: Hasty, analysis along the route, Pit analysis, Pit tools and reporting, Physics and chemistry of snowpack>
- Orienteering: Bearing/check, Pace, Reading features, maps, Triangulation, GPS and phone
- Equipment/Clothing/Fuel-H2O/Athleticism: Discipline equipment, Skinning and equipment, Moisture management, Endurance pacing and ability
Participants must attend all five webinars and fulfill the assigned assessments to receive 6 CEUs.
+ On snow session (check calendar for dates/locations)
+ Participants will need to print this map for work in Session 4: https://easternsnowpros.org/download/ed/TopoMapMWF.pdf
+ Participants will need to have use of a simple compass (such as https://a.co/d/czZ2iqs), for the work in Session 4.
BACKCOUNTRY EDUCATION PROGRAM
- Snow Sense and Planning is the first of three courses in the Backcountry Education Program.
- Collecting Data is the second of three courses in the Backcountry Education Program.
- Putting It All Together is the third of three courses in the Backcountry Education Program.
Additional Event Details:
CANCEL/TRANSFER/NO SHOW POLICY FOR EVENTS:
IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL or TRANSFER from a 1-DAY EVENT:
> Up to 14 days prior to the event: $20.00 fee < During the two weeks prior to the event: $25.00 fee
IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL or TRANSFER from a 2-DAY or 3-DAY EVENT:
> Up to 14 days prior to the event: $20.00 fee < During the two weeks prior to the event: $50.00 fee
**NEW ** IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL or TRANSFER from an EVENT that is 4 or more days:
> Up to 21 days prior to the event: $20.00 fee < During the three weeks prior to the event: 50% of event fee paid
Notice to the office must be made no later than 4:30pm on last business day before the event.
IF YOU DO NOT SHOW AT YOUR EVENT AND DO NOT CONTACT US by 4:30pm on last business day before the event: No refund.
If purchased, Spot Insurance Policy cancellations must be done at least five days before the start date of the event. The policy is fully refundable until that time and is non-refundable after.
Our goal is to ensure all events run as scheduled, however, there are times, with very little notice, that we may have to cancel or move an event due to factors beyond our control. We encourage you to consider this possibility when making travel plans.
All 5 Webinars
Package Price: $150.00
CEUs: 6
Event Prerequisite(s): None
Registration Closes Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 3:59 pm ET
Package Description: Participants must attend all five webinars and fulfill the assigned assessments to receive six continuing education credits.
This package includes each of the following sections.
All Webinars (Includes the following):
– Webinar – Session 1
November 5, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
– Webinar – Session 2
November 6, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
– Webinar – Session 3
November 12, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
– Webinar – Session 4
November 13, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
– Webinar – Session 5
November 19, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
CEUs: 6
Event Prerequisite(s): None
Registration Closes Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 3:59 pm ET
Package Description: Participants must attend all five webinars and fulfill the assigned assessments to receive six continuing education credits.
This package includes each of the following sections.
All Webinars (Includes the following):
– Webinar – Session 1
November 5, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
– Webinar – Session 2
November 6, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
– Webinar – Session 3
November 12, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
– Webinar – Session 4
November 13, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET
– Webinar – Session 5
November 19, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm ET