AAA Level II Avalanche Course at Hurrricane Ridge

The Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club will host a Level II avalanche class December 15 - 18/2011.  The course is follows the American Avalanche Association guidelines for Level II and students will receive L II certificate upon successfully completing the course. Leadership skills will be emphasized.

The cost for the course is $200, far less than cost of similar commercial courses. Course size will be limited to 15 students. The student/instructor ratio will be 4/1.

Course schedule is as follows:

   First night classroom 12/15 6:00 till 9:30 meeting place TBD

   Day 1 field day 9:00 till 4:00 in the field. 6:00 till 9:30 classroom

   Day 2 field day 9:00 till 4:00 in the field. 6:00 till 9:30 classroom

   Day 3 field day 9:00 till 2:00 in the field followed up by class assessment and wrap up

The head instructor, Niko Weis, is one of the outstanding avalanche instructors in North America with over 25 years of avalanche safety experience. His background includes being the Ski Patrol Director at Mount Washington on Vancouver Island and an eight year stint on the Canadian Avalanche Association Board of Directors, during a period where the Canadians far outpaced other countries’ avalanche forecasting.
Weis has taught avalanche classes for many years for the HRWSC, Olympic National Park, and Olympic Mountain Rescue and is intimately familiar with the terrain and snow conditions at Hurricane Ridge. Please see his website;  www.niko.ca

For out of town students, there is a newly opened, affordable lodging option, “The Toadlilly House”. This is a private residence which has been remodeled into a Hostel style lodging configuration. There is room for up to 16 guests in a variety of sleeping options from a private two person room to a six person dormitory style room. The house has several bathrooms and a full kitchen.

Rates vary from $25/person (dorm room) to $40/couple (private room). For more information check it out on Facebook at Toadlilly House, or call 360-797-3797 or 360-670-3117


If you have questions  please contact me via a PM or send an email to gary_h at olypen dot com.

Contact Frank Crippen at North by Northwest (360) 452-5144 for more details and to register for the course.

Gary

This sounds like a great opp., but since that is our 30th wedding anniversary and we've already booked 2 nights in Victoria, I predict extreme hazard of an avalanche of spousal wrath if I change plans.   :
I recommend the Toadlily House- very casual, and friendly.  Comfy mini-hostel. Just a few blocks west of Race St., the road up to Hurricane Ridge.  They just opened for business so it won't be crowded. 
Rates are $25-45/night.     toadlilyhouse.com/index.php/home

Best wishes and thanks for setting this up.

We still have room for a few more people in the class. New snow in the forecast this week.

For more info 

Frank Crippen
North By Northwest
902 S Lincoln St
360 452 5144

Thanks to the out of town TAY members who made the trek to Port Angeles, you helped make this successful and interesting course.
Here are a couple of pictures from the weekend.
   
   1. NXNWSURF (Frank) doing a "ski cut".
   2. A classroom with a view.
   3. Lenticular  over Olympus

Thanks again!

Gary