Avalanche Avoidance - A day on the hill with an SAIS forecaster

Only open to participants from the one-day Chris Walker Memorial Trust online webinars that were held in autumn 2023 and November/December 2024.

Participants should have attended Winter ML Training and be competent in the use of axe and crampon use in Scottish conditions.

Rough outline of day:

09:15 Meet at venue

09:15 - 10:15 Indoors: preparation, planning, etc.

10:15 - 14:30 On the hill

14:30 - 16:00 Indoors: discussions.

16:00 Depart

The day will concentrate on planning, observations and processes in practice, with input from an avalanche forecaster. Days will be based at Creag Meagaidh depending on the conditions.

6 spaces max.

Graham Moss will contact attendees closer to the date with more details like time and location.

Staff

Keith Miller, Brian Morrison, Blair Fyffe and Gillian Parker, SAIS Senior Avalanche Forecasters

Venue

Creag Meagaidh depending on the conditions.

Equipment

Please bring full winter clothing and equipment including suitable crampons and axe.

Chris Walker Memorial Trust

Please also consider donating to https://chriswalkertrust.co.uk/donate/ and help the trust continue this important work. Thanks.

We anticipate that these events may fill up quickly. If you find that your preferred date is full, please contact Alan Kimber to be added to the waiting list.

Please contact the Convener for questions:

Graham Moss, Scottish Avalanche Information Service graham.moss@avalanche.scot

Alan Kimber, CWMT Trustee 07909905664 or alanwkimber@gmail.com

For any booking issues contact:

Mountain Training Customer Service Team Info@mountain-training.org

Start

24/01/2025

End

24/01/2025

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

6

Bookings

6

Venue

Creag Meagaidh

Town

Roy Bridge

County

Highland Council

Postcode

PH31 4AH

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

56.95161

Longitude

-4.60272

Name

Mountain Training

Phone

01690720272

Email