2024 Winter Tech Course in December with C-RAD Course Application
2024 Winter Course (Dec ’24) with C-RAD Information:
We are accepting applicants for the upcoming course and collecting payment authorization at the time of registration. 2024 Winter Tech Course (Dec ’24) with C-RAD.
CRAD Winter Tech Course December 2nd – 3rd, 2024
Location: Keystone, Colorado
Cost: $250
This 2 day course is designed for search and rescue professionals working as or aspiring to be Avalanche Technicians. Our goals for this course are to solidify current skills and abilities, while also supporting participants in developing new skills and how they relate to roles and responsibilities, in search and rescue on a larger scale. With a low instructor/student ratio, this will be an ideal opportunity for entry level or validated team members, as well as K9 handlers.
Participants will work on fundamental and advanced subject matter with focus on RECCO, CalTopo mapping, beacon interference: awareness and avoidance, considerations and decisions regarding rescuer exposure, rope lowering and egress with a packaged patient, helicopter safety protocols and mission scenarios.
C-RAD instructors and facilitators are industry leaders and trainers from organizations around the State, Country and North America. They represent professional outdoor guide and instructor programs, military and law enforcement agencies, urban and wilderness SAR programs. They have represented their own rescue organizations domestically and internationally on a variety of mission types. They all share a common goal of passing on their passion with others, building the next generation of professional rescuers, and helping each person and team succeed on an individual basis, based on their needs, challenges and strengths.
Our team of instructors will offer tips to refine skills and critical thinking exercises to appropriately challenge our most experienced team members, as well as up and coming team members. This course will not offer K9 training, however, dog handlers are encouraged to attend as an opportunity to prioritize their technician skills.
***All applicants must be affiliated and in good standing with a ski patrol or rescue organization for avalanche search and rescue work. Priority will be given to applicants who can commit to the full course.
***In an effort to provide the highest quality training and allow for proper preparation, there will be NO DAY OF/WALK UP REGISTRATION, please make sure that if you plan on attending the course you submit an application for consideration. Selected Applicants will receive a confirmation email with a course agenda and outline for the week.
Please reach out to techcoordinator@c-rad.org with any questions.