Cascade Mountain Ski Patrol

The night evacuation and self evacuation sessions will be held on Thursday January 22nd at 6:00PM.
 
Mike Zimmerman and Scott Schafer will be running this session along with several of our chairlift evacuation Instructors.
 
This session is open to all of our patrollers and provides an opportunity to practice our skills in the very real situation of darkness if there was a power outage at the resort.
 
Also, if you are interested in learning how to self-evacuate from the chairlift, this training will also be provided.
 
A final note, if you missed the refresher sessions held over the past two weekends and have not refreshed your chairlift evacuation skills this year, this will serve as your final opportunity to complete that requirement.
 
Please let me, Scott or Mike know if you are interested.
Regards,
Chad Lorensen

A few notes to make your refresher more fun: 
1) Please see attached and updated sign up list.  If you are not on the list, please contact me.
2) Please be prompt.
3) Please dress for the weather - YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE
4) Please feel free to bring pacs or other boots for the chair evac - you do not have to wear your ski boots.
5) We will not be stopping for lunch.  If you need food, please bring a snack (and carry it along) to eat while we refresh.
 
FINAL SCHEDULE:
 
SATURDAY Dec 6 and 13th:
ARRIVE 7AM and get into your gear for the chair evac
7:15AM - 7:30AM - Orientation to days events
7:30AM - 8AM - Knots, procedures, break into groups, etc
8AM - 9AM - Chair Evac on the hill
9AM - 9:30 Debrief/wrap up chair evac
9:30AM - 1:30PM - Gear up and break into two groups - 1/2 in ski pro and 1/2 in toboggan refresher
 
SUNDAY Dec 7 and 14th:
ARRIVE 8AM and get into your gear for the chair evac
8:15AM - 8:30AM - Orientation to days events
8:30AM - 9AM - Knots, procedures, break into groups, etc
9AM - 10AM - Chair Evac on the hill
10AM - 10:30 Debrief/wrap up chair evac
10:30AM - 2:30PM - Gear up and break into two groups - 1/2 in ski pro and 1/2 in toboggan refresher
 
Note: Sun starts an hour later due to later opening time.
 
IF YOU ARRIVE LATE AND MISS THE CHAIR EVAC, YOU WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE NIGHT EVAC LATER IN THE SEASON.
 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Chad Lorensen.

Sign in to view what day you signed up for your refresher on.

They will also be posted in the patrol room when the hill opens.  Please let Chad know if you still need to sign up or you need to make any changes.   If you have any questions, please let me know.
 
Regards,
Chad Lorensen
cmlorensen@msn.com
262-363-9956 

Just wanted to remind everyone about this Thursday night's night/self
evac. I haven't yet had the chance to check people off who were at the
refresher, but if you weren't, I assume you know that.

If you are planning on being there and haven't let me know, please do so,
so I can be sure to have enough instructors.

I plan on getting started right at 6 PM. We will either be using the
bunny lift or the north wall lift- depending on numbers.

A teaser- you just might see a slightly different way to rig the chair
that will prevent anyone from leaving the ground; with or without an
anchor person.

Sorry for not having been more dilligent about this, but there will be a
limited (like two or three) extra self evac rigs for people to try. If
you are interested in purchasing your own and haven't yet you will need a
figure eight, a locking carabiner, and either a harness or about 12 feet
of 1" climbing webbing, plus 150 ft. of at least 7 millimeter climbing
line. Again, if you haven't yet purchased this, it is much cheaper to
get online than a local store. I have enough for two or three to
practice/get certified on, on a first come/first serve basis.

Thanks, Keith

Tieing knots can be very confusing, but this website has some great knot tieing examples and animations.  If you are feeling a little rusty, check out Animated Knots by Grog.  Here are some direct links to the knots we use at Cascade. Figure 8 Traceback Figure 8 Bowline Fisherman's Knot Self-Evac "Hasty Webbing Harness"

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Hi everyone, I hope your summer is going well, it's hard to believe that it's almost Labor day.I just wanted to send out a reminder that this years refresher will be on October 6th & 7th, and to plan on two full days.  We will be training on some new pieces of equipment this year, along with the Cycle C contents. We will also be offering CPR after the Chair evac on Sunday for those of you that haven't re-certified elsewhere.Complete refresher information will be coming shortly, so for now enjoy the rest of your summer.

Mark your calendars, the 2007 Refreshers will happen October 6-7 at Cascade Mountain.  Saturday is the OEC Refresher, and Sunday is the Chair Evac Refresher.  Watch your mailbox for more information!  --Andy

Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR.

Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR.

Chris Moe has pulled together a 4 page sheet that shows how to tie all of the knots that you need to know for refresher.  Please review and practice your knots so that Sunday morning goes quickly!http://www.cascadeskipatrol.org/files/EvacKnots_RopeSaver.pdf   (73 Kb)

• Fisherman's Knot
• How to pull a rope saver up, and get it back down
• Figure 8 and Trace Back Figure 8
• Bowline (w/ backup) and Double Bowline diagrams