The Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team holds several training sessions every month throughout the autumn, winter, and spring. Training exercises vary from the ubiquitous terrain familiarization to first aid, avalanche safety or backcountry navigation. The Team trainings are designed to be fun and informative and all Team members are encouraged to attend.

For insurance purposes, every participant of a Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team training must sign on for a civil defense card issued through the Office of Emergency Services (OES). Placer County is the local issuing agency for the card; if you need to sign on please call the sheriff's substation in Tahoe City for more information. Members of other Search and Rescue Teams (with current California State OES Card) may be welcome; please check with the training leader.

Wondering what to bring? Check out a suggested Gear List.

If you provide a training, or otherwise require a reimbursement from TNSAR (for lunch subsidy, equipment purchase, etc), please use this form for reimbursement.

Here is the list of Trainings being put on by the Placer County Sheriff's SAR (Auburn). TNSAR members are invited to attend; please call the POC in advance to confirm the training and to RSVP!

The Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team garage is located at 223 Fairway Drive in Tahoe City, behind the Chevron station.

Please RSVP with the contact Training leader to aid in planning.

FEBRUARY 27 (Sat) -- MAGIC BUS SKI TOUR

• Where: Secret Spot, CA/NV
• When: 7am Team Garage
• Contact: Paul Honeywell (use current callout list for phone #)

This ski tour is so secret we need to keep it under wraps at this time. Paul is inviting a small group to his personal ski mecca, this could be life changing. Do you know how to ski? Call Paul to reserve your spot on the Magic Bus Ride...

MARCH 20 (Sat) -- PLACER COUNTY JOINT TRAINING

• Where: Cisco Grove
• When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8am Wild Cheeries
• Contact: Jimmy Smith (use current callout list for phone #)

Joint training with Placer County Auburn SAR team. We will be focused on avalanche rescue, tracking and skiing/search skills.

MARCH 21 (Sun) -- MT. ROSE SKI BONANZA

• Where: Mt. Rose, NV
• When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8am Kings Beach Safeway
• Contact: Jeff DeVries (use current callout list for phone #)

Come to the Mt. Rose Backcountry, get up to 10,000 feet and ski some great spring snow. Guaranteed to be either shin deep powder or perfect velvet corn, either way-EPIC.....

MARCH 28 (Sun) -- SQUAW VALLEY USA TRAINING

• Where: Squaw Valley USA
• When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8am Tram Building
• Contact: Peter York (use current callout list for phone #)

Squaw Valley USA, enough said. Make sure to call Peter and make arrangements to get up on an early tram ride. We will be traveling through terrain off of Squaws' boundary that is not easily accessed. Not to be missed.

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Training is an essential part of the Team's activities--new skills are learned, old skills honed, dormant skills rewakened.

Please arrive at the garage ready to depart. Noted times are for departure. Be sure to come to the Team trainings equipped with personal gear--specialized equipment can be borrowed from the Team truck. The Team Garage is located at 223 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City behind the Chevron Station.