Steep terrain workshop for guides, patrollers
Silverton Mountain will host a training steep terrain workshop for ski and snowboard guides and patrollers Jan. 24 to 26.
Aaron Brill of Silverton Mountain Guides, Dean Cummings of H20 Guides in Alaska and former U.S. Ski Team member and guide Reggie Crist of Sun Valley, Idaho, will present the workshop called “Practical Protocols for Snow Professionals/Steep Life Workshop: New Steep Terrain Protocol Training for Ski/Snowboard Guides and Patrollers.”
Traditional avalanche and ski guide training has been focused on snow science and snowpit-based methodology, but this leaves out many important practical protocol techniques. In this workshop Brill, Cummings and Crist will share the techniques and thought processes they have developed and used in the field.
This session will emphasize engaging all the senses during observational assessment techniques to teach guides and patrollers to collect information and clues from changing surroundings. It also will challenge patrollers to think like guides, and guides to think like patrollers.
To register, visit www.silvertonmountain.com. For more information, email info@silvertonmountain.com.
Shooting event to benefit scholarship
The Brad Jesmer/Anthony Archuleta Memorial Police Scholarship Shooting Event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Southern Ute Tribal Range on County Road 321.
There is a $5 donation to participate. All shooters need eye and ear protection. Chili, hot dogs, Frito pie and drinks will be available for sale.
All proceeds will go to the Brad Jesmer/Anthony Archuleta Memorial Police Scholarship, which will provide funding for recipients to attend police training.
Split-the-pot and raffle tickets will be available for purchase throughout the event and can be purchased in advance at the Southern Ute Division of Gaming and the Southern Ute Police Department. Split-the-pot tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Among raffle prizes will be a Henry lever-action .22-caliber rifle. Raffle tickets are $5. The drawing will be held at the shooting range Aug. 23. People do not have to be present to win.
For more information, call Phil Drake or Ryan Quinn at 563-0180.
Hunter education course to be offered
The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife Certified Hunter Education Course will take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Aug. 18, 20 and 22 at the ATI Building, 679 Turner Drive.
A live-fire portion will take place at 9 a.m. Aug. 23 at the Bayfield Lions Club Range, 4499 County Road 223. Participants must attend all classes to obtain certification.
For more information, call 385-7670 in the evenings.
Seniors Outdoors announces events
Seniors Outdoors will host these events:
A moderate-paced hike to Columbine Lake will take place Saturday. Dogs are allowed. High-clearance and four-wheel-drive vehicles are recommended. To RSVP, email Jane Marie Johnson at janemarie@frontier.net.
A group will leave for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on Saturday to climb Kit Carson Mountain and Challenger Peak. This trip has Class III routes and is suggested for experienced hikers only. To RSVP, call Michael Snyder at 403-1042 or email comichael57@gmail.com.
The Monday Durango Area Bike Ride will begin at Home Depot. Helmets and gloves are required. For more information, call Jim Newman at 884-7717 or email Newmanji10@aol.com.
The Seniors Outdoors general meeting will be held Tuesday at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Marija Helt, microbiologist and medical researcher, will give a presentation called “Eating for Good Health.” A social time will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7 p.m.
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike to Spud Lake. Dogs on a leash are allowed. To RSVP, call Eric Pahlke at 247-1130.
The Thursday Durango Area Bike Ride will begin at Santa Rita Park. Helmets and gloves are required. For more information, call Newman at 884-7717 or email Newmanji10@aol.com.
For more information about Seniors Outdoors, visit www.seniorsoutdoors.org.
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