After the Avalanche: CPR

Ketchum Fire Station

An avalanche has happened and you’ve been able to successfully dig out your partner? Now what? The After the Avalanche series classes focus on different aspects of patient care following an avalanche. The final class will be a Heartsaver CPR class. The American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver Certification is designed to teach the basics for those who want to learn how to help save a life.  The certification covers proper body mechanics, the elements that make a good chest compression, and how to use an AED.  The class will take place at 5:30 pm at the Ketchum Fire Station on Thursday, February 29. Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg60tTA55Uyzghf3zE5gn_d_cJz-BWxRqxVtYq2-DpDvUP2w/viewform?usp=sf_link The course is free; people wanting a certification card will need to pay $25. Please reach out to Annie at education@sawtoothavalanche.com with any questions.

After the Avalanche: What’s Your Plan?

Ketchum Fire Station

An avalanche has happened and you’ve been able to successfully dig out your partner? Now what? The After the Avalanche series classes focus on different aspects of patient care following an avalanche. The second class will dig into initiating help from outside resources and the mechanics of planning and executing an evacuation plan. The class will take place on Tuesday, February 13th at 9 am. Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg60tTA55Uyzghf3zE5gn_d_cJz-BWxRqxVtYq2-DpDvUP2w/viewform?usp=sf_link Please email Annie at education@sawtoothavalanche.com with any questions. For more information on this, and to see other events we host, please see our Facebook page.

Free

After the Avalanche: Winter First Aid

Ketchum Fire Station

An avalanche has happened and you’ve been able to successfully dig out your partner? Now what? The After the Avalanche series classes focus on different aspects of patient care following an avalanche. The first class will dig into winter first aid. The class will take place at 5:30 pm at the Ketchum Fire Station on February 1. Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg60tTA55Uyzghf3zE5gn_d_cJz-BWxRqxVtYq2-DpDvUP2w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Free

Introduction to Avalanches Field Day

Ketchum Fire Station

Join the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center instructors for a field day covering avalanche rescue basics, snowpack layering, avalanche terrain identification, and basic backcountry travel. Please note- you need to have attended a Friends’ Introduction to Avalanches presentation prior to participating in the field day. There is a $50 suggested donation to the Friends of SAC to cover instructor costs. Donations can be made on www.sawtoothavalanche.com (click the donate button) or via Venmo @sawtooth-avalanche. On your donation, please note that this is in conjunction with a field day. Thank you! We use a pre-registration system for courses due to high demand. Please sign up for a field day using this Field Day Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/hBY2drU2uekEo6jd6 We will send out more information about the course in the week leading up to it. We will meet at the Ketchum Fire Station and then spend the day near the SNRA or on Galena Pass. You will need a way to travel over snow (snowshoes, touring skis, splitboard…) Please reach out to Annie at education@sawtoothavalanche.com with any questions. $50 Suggested Donation

$50

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