Course Description: OL 194AA: Avalanche Level l and Rescue

This course introduces the various factors that contribute to avalanche hazard including terrain, weather, snowpack, and the human component (good vs. bad decision making). Avalanche safety equipment such as transceivers, probes and shovels are also presented, with instruction on how to use each of these critical pieces of safety gear. Field time is spent on: 1) developing rescue skills, including transceiver search techniques (single and multiple burial), probing and shoveling; 2) snowpack assessment; and 3) safe travel practices / group travel skills. Upon successful completion of our courses, students receive a certificate of completion in accordance with the American Avalanche Association. This is a non-credit Community Education course, taken with credit students. You will not receive college credit.

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 Course Details: (seats remaining)

Schedule: Classroom Sessions: Tuesdays, 1/27, 2/3 and 2/10, 6-9:10 pm at Mazama Gymnasium, room 120. Field Sessions: Saturdays, 1/31, 2/7 and 2/14, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm. Students must self-transport to field sessions.
Times: 06:00pm-09:10pm PST
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Class Price : $329.00

Additional Course Information

Students must provide own transportation to field sessions.
Textbook and Materials: Course Website: There is a Google site for this course, titled COCC OL - Avalanche Level 1, which will serve as a collective resource of information and materials for the class. Please visit the site and become familiar with the layout and features.
(Optional) Text: Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 2nd ed. (2008). B.Tremper. The Mountaineers. Should students wish to own a text that correlates with course materials, we suggest this book.
Materials: It is recommended that you have your own transceiver, probe and shovel, as well as snow travel gear (snowshoes, tele- or AT skis, or split board). If you do not have your own avalanche gear the college has a limited amount of avalanche safety gear and snowshoes available for use during the class. (We can not offer skis or snowboards).
Students should also have a means of capturing notes in the field. Students should carry their field note taking tools in a gallon-sized zip lock bag with an extra pen and pencil. This is a college-level course. Although assignments, tests, and quizzes are optional for Community Education students, you will be expected to fully participate. This is a non-credit Community Education course, taken with credit students. You will not receive college credit.

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Lara D'Orvilliers

Facility Detail

COCC Mazama
MAZ 0120
2600 NW College Way
Bend, OR 97703

Cancellation Policy

Students must cancel by contacting our office via phone: (541) 383-7270 or email: ceinfo@cocc.edu. Cancellations received 5 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund. Full refunds are also issued for classes cancelled by COCC. Refunds will be issued back to your card or in the form of a check and mailed within two weeks of the cancellation date if paid by check or cash. Failure to participate in a course or program does not result in a refund. Exceptions to the general refund policy are noted in the course descriptions on our website and in the printed schedule. If you have any questions, please call us at (541) 383-7270.