Scholarships available for education in avalanches

Scholarships available for education in avalanches

Program's goal is to recognize need for awareness
An avalanche crown remains where a slab of snow broke loose and slid more than 1,500 feet to a valley below. This slide, just north of Silverton, was skier-triggered and reported to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
A large skier-triggered avalanche as seen from Ophir Pass Road north of Silverton last winter. The dangerous and sizable slide terminated in a gully. Avalanche training teaches backcountry travelers terrain management and winter travel in mountains.
Blocks of snow and broken trees remain in the slide path of a skier-triggered avalanche that occurred last February north of Silverton. The point of its origin can be seen near the top of the slope.

Scholarships available for education in avalanches

An avalanche crown remains where a slab of snow broke loose and slid more than 1,500 feet to a valley below. This slide, just north of Silverton, was skier-triggered and reported to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
A large skier-triggered avalanche as seen from Ophir Pass Road north of Silverton last winter. The dangerous and sizable slide terminated in a gully. Avalanche training teaches backcountry travelers terrain management and winter travel in mountains.
Blocks of snow and broken trees remain in the slide path of a skier-triggered avalanche that occurred last February north of Silverton. The point of its origin can be seen near the top of the slope.
If you go

6 p.m. Wednesday: Friends of the San Juans Avalanche workshop and fundraiser, Pine Needle Mountaineering, 835 Main Ave., Durango. Open discussion regarding complications of decision-making in avalanche terrain.
5:30 p.m. Thursday: Pagosa Springs Avalanche Awareness Class, Pagosa Springs Library, 811 San Juan St., Pagosa Springs.
Friday: Joe Philpott/Peter Carver Avalanche Scholarship Fund application deadline: submit essay on relevance of candidacy, two references, Friends of the San Juans membership and volunteer status to Jeremy Dakan at Pine Needle Mountaineering or at [email protected].
6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10: Benefit for Friends of The Colorado Avalanche Information Center, fundraiser and announcement of scholarship recipients at the Powerhouse Science Center.
6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18: Avalanche Awareness Class at Pine Needle Mountaineering, for those who could not make November class.
January: A series of workshops and on-snow sessions. Dates to be announced.

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