Avalanche Course

Date:

28.3.2010-31.3.2010

We are closing participants list two weeks before start of a course.
The course will be open with at least 6 people. Price:
760 PLN

The price includes:
* accommodation and meals
* instruction
* ski gear
* insurance
* a souvenir T-shirt

Place:
Samotnia PTTK Refuge:www.samotnia.com.pl.
Accommodation and theoretical classes are provided in the refuge, practical instruction in the Karkonosze Mts.

Getting here:
Participants arrive at the Samotnia Refuge independently. The first meeting is at 1pm on the first day, while the course finishes at 1pm on the last day.

Programme:
* avalanche knowledge
* avalanche terrain recognition
* the safest walking in exposed terrain
* avalanche hazard and forecast interpretation
* the use of avalanche safety gear
* snow cover types, classification and recognition
* snow cover testing and its durability