Massachusetts/NH Avalanche Course

[Mahk]

My friend Nancy is having me post the below. Marc Chauvin the instructor is very knowledgeable.


Mark your Calendars!

Brush up on your Avalanche Skills before you hit the slopes or the back country.

For the ninth year the AMC Mountaineering Committee is pleased to offer an Avalanche Class. The program will be taught by Chauvin Guides International, and directed by internationally certified guide Marc Chauvin . His credentials include certifications from the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education Level 1 Avalanche.


The format of the program is:

The first day is a classroom workshop will be on Saturday December 5th 2009 at Joy Street in Boston .


The Second day is the practical hands on upcountry day, on Saturday January 9th 2010 . This is when you see first hand all the ice layers and structures described in the classroom. This will be on Mount Washington in New Hampshire .

The cost of this two day program is $225 and includes rental of probes and beacons.

Please note guide’s gratuity is NOT included.

The class is limited. To register please email me at: nj_savickas_28@hotmail.com

[icelanticskier]

got another one!

rog

[bucksaw]

doing what I can to keep the rog down...

[VTdiamondskier]

The first day is a classroom workshop will be on Saturday December 5th 2009 at Joy Street in Boston .


Crap. :( I'll be in Switzerland (looking for early December Alpine turns after my conference ends). Are there other options for the classroom portion or another session altogether, Mahk?

[icelanticskier]

Crap. :( I'll be in Switzerland (looking for early December Alpine turns after my conference ends). Are there other options for the classroom portion or another session altogether, Mahk?

i'll teach ya everything you want and need to know about snow. all i ask is that you bring that car of yours with the delicious treat filled trunk. whens that trip report coming anyway?

rog

[VTdiamondskier]

whens that trip report coming anyway?

rog

Rog, I have a draft half written with some of the pics narrowed down. Can you please PM me to remind me how to insert the pics? I think you have to use Flickr or something, right? If I get some instruction, perhaps it will motivate me to get it done! BTW, how many pics is too many? :D

[icelanticskier]

Rog, Can you please PM me to remind me how to insert the pics?

really funny! if i only knew.

rog

[VTdiamondskier]

really funny! if i only knew. Oh, right, you're the one always getting grief for lack of photo evidence. I forgot.

Anyone else know how to post pics? Please PM me, since this thread was supposed to be about an avalanche course...

[RR]

whens that trip report coming anyway?
rog
Rog, I have a draft half written with some of the pics narrowed down. Can you please PM me to remind me how to insert the pics? I think you have to use Flickr or something, right? If I get some instruction, perhaps it will motivate me to get it done! BTW, how many pics is too many?
Innocent question..
followed by pure comedy..


really funny! if i only knew.
Oh, right, you're the one always getting grief for lack of photo evidence. I forgot.
Anyone else know how to post pics? Please PM me, since this thread was supposed to be about an avalanche course...
Okay, here it is:
Upload your photos to a web hosting service like Backcountry Agenda (http://www.techsourceconsultants.com/coppermine/index.php) (flikr and some others are blocked by the corporate Blue Meanies). Then open one photo, right click on it and select properties. Then select the URL, like this:
http://www.techsourceconsultants.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10040/normal_HowTo.JPG
Then, while the URL is highlighted, hit the {Ctrl} key and the {C} key to put the URL in the clipboard. Where it is appropos to place the photo in your TR, paste the URL between the <img] and </img] tags. Note, on this and nearly all other forums the tags are square braket enclosed. I typed < instead of [ so the tags would stay visible as they are malformed without the square brackets.

Repeat the URL Capture as often as needed to get all the photos you need for your TR. Really long TR's are often split up into Part 1, Part2, etc because there is a limit to post length.

It sounds like a bunch, but it's really easy once you have done it.

PS, try to avoid the really big images, use them in "normal size" or reduce the size of copies before uploading. Keep your original Hi-Res shots safe, use copies for uploads!

[VTdiamondskier]

Upload your photos to a web hosting service like Backcountry Agenda (http://www.techsourceconsultants.com/coppermine/index.php) (flikr and some others are blocked by the corporate Blue Meanies).

Thanks for the beta, RR! I'm having trouble registering on Backcountry Agenda. It just doesn't believe I'm human! Is there another photo site that will work? (I have Picasa, Flickr, and Snapfish accounts.)

[natron]

pretty easy set up an account there and upload your photos to photobucket (free of charge). then on this site (T4T) where it states add image just copy and paste from photobucket (the code not the pic.) do it soon, us peeps want to see you damsels swimming in some south of the equator pow-pow!:)

[natron]

:eek: I could be already burried in an avalanche by that date!!:eek::D:)

[RR]

Thanks for the beta, RR! I'm having trouble registering on Backcountry Agenda. It just doesn't believe I'm human! Is there another photo site that will work? (I have Picasa, Flickr, and Snapfish accounts.)BCA giving a bad time :eek:

Hey Tony!

In the meantime....

Use one of your existing accounts and follow the same procedure with the URL capture from the properties window...there may be a simpler way: Some photo hosting sites have two or three options for putting the correct URL on your clipboard. It's not always clear which option will work for posting on boards.

[RR]

pretty easy set up an account there and upload your photos to photobucket (free of charge). then on this site (T4T) where it states add image just copy and paste from photobucket (the code not the pic.) do it soon, us peeps want to see you damsels swimming in some south of the equator pow-pow!:)Photobucket is blocked at my office. Webshots are also blocked and most of the other biggies too.

[NtrentT]

Thanks for the beta, RR! I'm having trouble registering on Backcountry Agenda. It just doesn't believe I'm human! Is there another photo site that will work? (I have Picasa, Flickr, and Snapfish accounts.)



VT, I see you registered and uploaded photos, I assume everything is fine.

Let me know if you have any issues, its my site.

Send me a PM.

Sorry I missed this thread, it's been tough going around here as of last, poor pup has some medical issues that can't be fixed.


Tony