Kananaskis Country Avalanche Awareness Day – Jan 22nd!

Kananaskis Country Avalanche Awareness Day – Jan 22nd!
January 16, 2017 Webmaster

Fun events for all ages! The event runs from 11:00 to 2:30. Free hot dogs and hot chocolate by the fire pits! 

Avalanche safety information, workshop and activities. Dig a snow pit, find a buried avalanche transceiver, build a quinzee, watch search and rescue dogs in action and more! Free hot chocolate and hot dogs provided. All ages welcome!

Activity stations and demos include:
– assessing avalanche terrain
– snow pit testing
– beacon and transceiver searches
– quinzee building
– fire starting strategies
– avalanche dog rescue
– fat biking and sit ski (adaptive backcountry equipment) demos (NEW!)

For more information, please visit:

https://www.albertaparks.ca/peter-lougheed/activities-events/events/avalanche-awareness-day-2017/

 

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