Put your safety and beacon skills to the test! Enjoy a coffee thanks to Vail Mountain Coffee or a beer from Vail Brewing Co and compete amongst friends while brushing up on avalanche rescue techniques. Free gear demos thanks to Weston Backcountry! Great prizes thanks to our generous sponsors. Event starts at 12pm with an info piece from Vail Ski Patrol then we’ll kick off the timed trials. We’ll also have Friends of the CAIC there to talk about how to check the avy forecast, and potentially a team member from Vail Mountain Rescue as well. The digging competition will be in teams of three starting after the beacon hunt wraps around 2:30 or so. Lots of fun to participate OR watch!
If you don’t have rescue gear yet, dont fret! We’ll not only have the gear there for you to use but people to show you how to use it.