http://berthoudpass.org Safety, Access and Education Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:21:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rescue group finds ignorant beacon owner who triggered false alarms By Scott Willoughby The Denver Post Posted: 03/03/2010 01:00:00 AM MST // // 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/03/03/read-the-back-of-the-box/ A special Friday update from our Friends at the CAIC: The CAIC knows of 14 people (and 1 dog) caught in human-triggered avalanches between February 11 and 18. One person was killed, three others injured. The avalanches were in the Front Range, Vail and Summit County, Aspen, and North San Juan ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/02/19/recent-colorado-avalanche-accidents/ Thanks for the outstanding on-snow avy class yesterday!  Being very new to backcountry skiing, the class taught me the essential skills I need to venture out into the backcountry where I can practice the skills learned and also learn from experience.  I couldn't have been more impressed with the class.  Please keep up the ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/02/08/687/ Snowboarder Brad Gilbert takes us on a really nice tour at the Pass. Thanks Brad! "I don’t know if it’s the oxygen deprivation from the altitude, the endorphins buzz from the hiking or the great tunes playing in my ears (today Truckin’ from Europe 72) but I rarely feel as simply ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/01/31/berthoud-pass-good-clean-fun/ Thanks Everyone! At this time we are completely booked for our upcoming on-snow sessions. We have been getting a lot of questions about switching dates, confirmations, etc. At this time we cannot accommodate any date changes, and to help sort out any confusion a list of attendees is posted below: Saturday Sunday http://berthoudpass.org/2010/01/27/on-snow-sessions-classes-full/ Friends of Berthoud Pass and the Winter Wildlands Alliance present the best work from a variety of grassroots film makers. Come enjoy a selection of short and longer award-winning films featuring the best human-powered, deep-powder skiing on the planet. Proceeds to promote and preserve winter wildlands and a quality human-powered ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/01/25/backcountry-film-festival-2010/ A rare and dreaded black danger rose was issued today by our Friends at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center for the San Juan mountains. After more than 50 inches of snow in 50 hours, the CAIC warns that "human and natural avalanches are certain." We're definitely of two minds here. We ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/01/22/black-rose/ 2010 On-Snow avalanche awareness classes will be held at Berthoud Pass February 6th and 7th. Trained facilitators will lead small groups into the backcountry to cover the basics of route finding, stability assessment, safe travel protocol and rescue scenarios. In order to attend you must have: 1. Attended at least one classroom ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/01/20/2010-on-snow-registration-is-now-open/ This very nice endorsement came from a participant at last night's avalanche class. "Just wanted to give a shout out to the entire FOBP Crew. Attended their Avalanche Training Classroom session, and it was probably the best $10 I ever spent. There were over 150 people there last night and besides ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/01/15/thanks-glad-you-enjoyed-it/ Registration for the on-snow class on FEB6 and FEB7 will be announced very soon. Become a FOBP member (or renew your dues online) to receive priority email notification. We expect both days to fill quickly, so don't miss out. http://berthoudpass.org/2010/01/09/on-snow-registration/