Are You Prepared for the Backcountry This Winter?
Come to the Alpine Rescue Team Safety Fair and find out!

Sat., Oct 15 Noon – 5 pm
Alpine Rescue Team Headquarters
28802 Rainbow Hill Rd, Evergreen, CO 80439

Get the knowledge. Get the gear. Head out prepared.
Join us for free, educational talks & demonstrations from local experts. All ages and skill levels welcomed.

• 12:00-1:00          “I Was Rescued,” by authors Brad and Melissa McQueen
• 1:00-1:30             Basic Map and Compass
• 1:30-2:00             Cell Phone, Personal Locator Beacons and GPS
• 2:00-2:30             The “11 Essentials”
• 2:30-3:00             The Boy Scout Merit Badge
• 3:00-3:30             Mountain Weather
• 3:30-4:00             Using Avalanche Transceiver
• 4:00-5:00             Avalanche Awareness: The Essentials

You can meet Search and Rescue Dogs of Colorado’s canine searchers, and see Flight for Life-Colorado’s helicopter from 2:00 to 3:00 – you will be able to look inside! The fair will also feature the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s snowcat which you can climb inside. And Chris Tomer will demonstrate the technology of KWGN-CW2’s “Pinpoint Weather Beast” mobile TV weather truck.

The Colorado Mountain Club will have information about their hiking groups, and safety and climbing classes.

Several generous sponsors will show their products, including: PMI Rope, Deuter/Ortovox, Mac Van Publishing, Recco, NMotion Unmanned Aerial Systems, Backcountry Access, Colorado Mountain Club, Clear Creek Outdoors, Mountain Man Fruit and Nut, MyMountainTown.Com and Truewerk.