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finnafuckyobitch
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Hey Utah, I just moved to salt lake city in mid november. Recently I purchased backcountry gear, shovel beacon, probe, skins, pack, touring setup etc. Unfortunatly this left me flat broke, I do not have the money right now for a level 1 class and while i know it is the best way to learn backcountry safety, dropping 275 dollars is out of the question for me right now. I have attended a few awareness talks and definitely understand the dangers of backcountry skiing. Are there any books that I could purchase to learn more? Also if there is anyone out there who would be willing to help show me the ropes in a month or so when the snowpack (hopefully) builds and settles a bit? I would hook you up with a few doobies or some cash at the least. Look forward to the responses!
Dec 25 2011 12:50PM
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juanborlando
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hit up SFBv420.0 he seems pretty legit
Dec 25 2011 2:14PM
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YewTard
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hahahaha yeahhhh.....


I did the same recently. Bought all the gear and spent my last dime signing up for the Level 1 (which keeps getting pushed back for lack of snow). There are some books out there, but practical experience is your best bet. Some of the mtns will have beacon parks set up where you can practice finding other buried beacons using yours. I have some friends who go into the BC regularly and some who are ski patrol and they've taught me the basics, and once I finally get to take my Level 1 I might be able to loan you some of the books I get from it. Other than that, just keep your eye on anything put on by the UAC. I know they either hosted or are getting ready to host a skills clinic at Brighton for $40 or something, which would give you on-snow experience without breaking the bank.
Dec 25 2011 4:17PM
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BskiP
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Check out the book staying alive in avalanche terrain. Bruce tremper wrote
Dec 25 2011 11:07PM
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BskiP
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The book, one of the local Utah forecasters, so it has some cool local insight as well as a ton of in depth info. Great place to start and awesome refresher for sure
Dec 25 2011 11:09PM
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shocker611
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i actually have a couple of real in depth books i could probably hook ya up with that I bought for my classes. just send me a pm and ill let you know
Dec 26 2011 12:17AM
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SFBv420.0
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trempers books good if you can understand it and put it into use that's prob more than avvy 1

snow sense is good too
Read the fuac page religiously if your bored go back and read past incidents or years over view. A bunch of you tube viddies going over standard pit tests.
TGR has a slide forum and well startin with the stickeies never hurt.
Not sure if beacon parks @ soli or bird in but dial that shit in find out what your beacon does with conflicting/converging flux lines and the ability to flag or mark multiples.
Do not over look basic 1st aid an understanding of the a b c's of bls and the first rule of any rescue scenario is don't become an additional victim.
Easiest way to learn imo is through strong partners, easiest way to find strong partners is to be one yourself.
Dec 26 2011 8:24AM
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J_BISCHOF
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are you talking about anal or avvy stuff?
Dec 26 2011 5:22PM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
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read this everyday:http://utahavalanchecenter.org/advisory/slc

even though we don't have too much snow now, becoming familiar with terms and such will help out a lot.
Dec 27 2011 7:28AM
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finnafuckyobitch
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thanks for the help, some good advice in here!
Dec 27 2011 6:29PM
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sconniestyle
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good book for basic knowledge and then a good reference for adding more knowledge after some on-snow experience.

and practice with a beacon as much as you can.

and what sfb said if you can understand any of it.

but it's good that you know a book won't make you an expert. really, knowing you are not invincible is important.
Dec 27 2011 10:56PM
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