29/30 October 2011
Snow and Avalanche Foundation of Scotland (SAFOS) Lecture seminar
Decision making in Avalanche terrain
Seminar Costs
- Saturday seminar and evening Lecture package (£15)
- Dave MacLeod evening Lecture only (£10)
- Sunday workshop (£10)
The cost of the seminar has been subsidised by the Pritchard family who lost their son Robert in an avalanche on Buachaille Etive Mor during the winter of 2009/10. Their wish is that as many mountain users as possible have the opportunity to further their understanding of avalanche hazard, and are able to continually enjoy, with greater awareness and safety, the beauty, adventure and pleasure that the Scottish highlands have to offer.
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Seminar Description
An opportunity for all winter mountain enthusiasts, skiers, boarders, climbers, walkers, mountain guides, instructors and other professionals to address the challenges that avalanche hazard in Scotland presents. What snowpack conditions are we faced with? How can we effectively manage decision making as enthusiasts, as rescue teams, as individuals and as commercial operators?
These topics and relevant experiences will be presented by: Stefan Harvey - WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Switzerland, Ed Chard - Jagged Globe, Dave MacLeod - Professional Climber , Mark Williams - Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Mark Diggins - SAIS Coordinator, John Allen MBE - Scottish Mountain Rescue. The seminar will also provide an opportunity for participants to discuss topics and issues relevant to all mountain users and enable a better understanding of the challenges that we face in avalanche terrain.
Outline Programme
Saturday 29 Oct 2011
Start 10:00
Welcome SAFOS Chair
Scottish winter challenges MD
Working in the mountains - a commercial perspective EC
Mountain rescue and the avalanche problem JA
How we make decisions MW
PM 14:00
Decision making at the sharp end DM
Influences on decision making SH
Break out groups
Saturday Evening Presentation
19:30 Dave Macleod
'Living in Longhope'
Sunday 30 Oct am
CPD workshop for winter mountain leaders, rescue personnel, instructors and guides: Education, forecasts, decision making.
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