January 14, 21, & 28, 2025
The Teton Backcountry Alliance, in partnership with Yöstmark Backcountry Tours, is pleased to offer a series of Free Search Clinics at the TBCA Coal Creek Beacon Park, west of Teton Pass. These clinics are designed to improve avalanche beacon search skills and provide basics in avalanche rescue.
The clinics are NOT intended to replace a full avy training course, but will provide opportunities for individuals to brush up on their beacon search skills and management of an avalanche rescue. Clinics are capped at 15 participants maximum and online registration is available on a first-come first-serve basis.
Location of all clinics: Coal Creek Beacon Park – Coal Creek Trailhead along WY-22. PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE CLINIC START TIME. Bring your own avalanche and ski equipment (beacon, probe, shovel, skis, skins, warm clothes, etc.). The Coal Creek parking lot can be congested. We recommend that individuals find ways to carpool from either Wilson or Victor. Stay tuned for information about other possible training sessions.
Clinic 1: Introduction to Avalanche Rescue / The Individual Search
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 2:30-5pm
Instructor: Aaron Diamond, Avalanche educator of Yöstmark Backcountry Tours
Description: This Clinic material will:
Demonstrate effective application of search techniques by leading or participating in companion rescue of one burial.
Describe likely medical issues to anticipate once buried victims are excavated.
No previous avalanche training is required for this Clinic.
Clinic 2: Multiple burials and Search Strategies
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 2:30-5pm
Instructor: Allen O'Vannon of Yöstmark Backcountry Tours
Description: This Clinic material will include topics such as varied victims and multiple burial search strategy. The Coal Creek Beacon Park allows for up to eight beacon signal transmissions, which will provide an opportunity to practice searching in a complex situation. Some previous avalanche training is recommended for this clinic (or attendance at Clinic 1).
Clinic 3: Managing the Rescue Scene
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 2:30-5pm
Instructor: Allen O'Vannon of Yöstmark Backcountry Tours
Description: How to manage a complex rescue - group dynamics, scene safety, communications. Previous avalanche training is recommended for this clinic (or attendance at Clinic 1 & 2).
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