Avalanche and Backcountry Skills DVD

The best way to survive an avalanche is to not get caught in one.  So don't go into the backcountry without the Avalanche and Backcountry Skills necessary to save your life.  Learn proven and effective skills from leading snowmobile avalanche instructor Mike Duffy.

Learn from the best in the business.  Mike Duffy is Level I & II Avalanche Instructor Colorado Mountain College, rescue/avalanche team leader/avalanche mission coordinator Vail Mountain Rescue Group, Instructor Walter Kirch Avalanche Seminars, graduate of National Avalanche School, National Academy of Winter Guiding, AVPRO. Mountain snowmobiler for over 20 years. Member Amercian Avalanche Association.

DVD includes segments 1 & 2. A progression of skills that can make all the difference in avalanche terrain.

DVD covers:

-What avalanche and survival gear to carry and what works best.
-4 ingredients for an avalanche.
-Avalanche beacons.
-Beacon skills for single burial.
-Effective search patterns.
-Beacon skills for double burial.
-Probing techniques.
-Effective shoveling.
-Signs of instability.
-Avalanche airbag packs.
-5 big rules of riding in avalanche terrain.
-How to spend the night out and be found faster.
-Snowmobile avalanche facts.
-The best clothing layering for mountain riding.

A great way to learn more or refresh for you and your riding partners.