2025 Avalanche Refresher

The trip leader anticipates that all participants have winter backcountry travel experience and some knowledge of traveling safe in avalanche terrain. 

This year we will start out with a planning session for the field exercise at Mesa Public Library on Wednesday  Dec. 10th at 17:30. The field session (snow permitting) will occur the following weekend on Sunday the 14th. In the field we will exercise our transceiver, probing and strategic shoveling skills. 

The site of the field session will be dependent on snow conditions. It will be conducted at either the Brazos Overlook Trailhead or at Cumbres Pass, CO. These areas afford us the opportunity for multiple travel modes (i.e. BC touring, traditional cross-country touring or snowshoeing) to practice safe travel in avalanche terrain. Time and weather permitting we can dig a snow pit to see what the snow pack is telling us about early season conditions.

We will leave Los Alamos Sunday morning at 08:00 and depart the field ~16:00 with an expected return to Los Alamos not later than 18:30. This activity will be limited to 10 participants. Contact the trip leader to reserve a participant slot, please indicate your preferred travel mode and if you need anything for your avy kit (transceiver, probe or shovel).