Australian Avalanche Awareness Day
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There’s one common takeaway most participants share after attending the Australian Avalanche Awareness Day
“More (often) than not, and almost every single time, people realise how much they didn’t know”.
“There’s no question … their exposure to the gear, to the practices you need to make (that gear) work safely and understand them, a little bit of training awareness, and they realise how little they know.”
That realisation is a good thing, “It puts a little bit of caution in them, or a little bit of fear, which isn’t a bad thing when we go to play in our backcountry, because people have to have some level of caution before they head out there”.
Australian Avalanche Awareness Day is hoping to instil some of that caution into Australian skiers, boarders and backcountry enthusiasts.
National Avalanche Awareness Day is on June 21st
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 21st of June Snow Safety Australia's staff promote avalanche awareness and search and rescue prevention to all that attend.
Those interested can participate in avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel demonstrations and a few mountain safety challenges and games — with a few pieces of gear as prizes. They’ll also have the opportunity to learn from experts about avalanche awareness, snowpacks, outdoor preparedness, search and rescue response and prevention, and public education and training opportunities. No registration is required.
Interested participants shouldn’t worry about their level of experience, either. We are there for everyone and all levels of experience, If you’re new we have information for you. If you’ve been out for awhile, we have information. If you’re experienced, we want to still have a chat with you and maybe have some friendly reminders and info to share — we could help you learn more or maybe become a presenter or a trainer. There’s many different user groups and levels of experience that would still benefit from the days message.
The training session aims to equip interested backcountry Australians with the skills, knowledge and materials necessary to become Snow Safety ambassadors and spread Australian Avalanche Awareness Day objectives throughout their communities.
“More (often) than not, and almost every single time, people realise how much they didn’t know”.
“There’s no question … their exposure to the gear, to the practices you need to make (that gear) work safely and understand them, a little bit of training awareness, and they realise how little they know.”
That realisation is a good thing, “It puts a little bit of caution in them, or a little bit of fear, which isn’t a bad thing when we go to play in our backcountry, because people have to have some level of caution before they head out there”.
Australian Avalanche Awareness Day is hoping to instil some of that caution into Australian skiers, boarders and backcountry enthusiasts.
National Avalanche Awareness Day is on June 21st
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 21st of June Snow Safety Australia's staff promote avalanche awareness and search and rescue prevention to all that attend.
Those interested can participate in avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel demonstrations and a few mountain safety challenges and games — with a few pieces of gear as prizes. They’ll also have the opportunity to learn from experts about avalanche awareness, snowpacks, outdoor preparedness, search and rescue response and prevention, and public education and training opportunities. No registration is required.
Interested participants shouldn’t worry about their level of experience, either. We are there for everyone and all levels of experience, If you’re new we have information for you. If you’ve been out for awhile, we have information. If you’re experienced, we want to still have a chat with you and maybe have some friendly reminders and info to share — we could help you learn more or maybe become a presenter or a trainer. There’s many different user groups and levels of experience that would still benefit from the days message.
The training session aims to equip interested backcountry Australians with the skills, knowledge and materials necessary to become Snow Safety ambassadors and spread Australian Avalanche Awareness Day objectives throughout their communities.
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