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.
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.
OCTOBER 9 (Thu) -- NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 6pm Team Garage
- Contact: Brian York (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 14 (Tue) -- MAP AND COMPASS
- Where: Kings Beach Fire Dept.
- When: 6:30pm Kings Beach Fire Dept.
- Contact: Randall Osterhuber (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 18 (Sat) -- JOINT TRAINING WITH AUBURN SAR
- Where: Cisco Grove Staging Area
- When: 8:00am Cisco Grove Staging Area; 6:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Brendan Compton ; Jim Rienstra (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 19 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Powderhorn Creek
- When: 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Steve Twomey (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 22 (Wed) -- GPS PRACTICE
- Where: USGS Office
- When: 6:30pm USGS Office-Carnelian Bay
- Contact: Gerald Rockwell (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 8 (Sat) -- POWDERHORN/TWIN PEAKS/PCT CIRCUMNAVIGATE
- Where: Barker Pass
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Barker Pass
- Contact: Sara Barrett (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 11 (Tue) -- SNOW CAT TRUCK
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 6:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Jimmy Smith (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 13 (Thu) -- COMM VAN
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 6:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Jimmy Smith (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 15 (Sat) -- HELICOPTER LZ TRAINING
- Where: Round Valley (near Castle Peak)
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Wild Cherries
- Contact: Dirk Schoonmaker (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 23 (Sun) -- BILLY'S PEAK/DEEP CREEK HIKE
- Where: Deep Creek
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Deep Creek Trailhead/Hwy. 89
- Contact: Bernie Mellor (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 6 (Sat) -- SET UP, GEAR UP, SHOW UP
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 10am Team Garage
- Contact: Chris McConnell (use current callout list for phone #)
Agenda: Team review of sled and search pack ready status. Review equipment (sled and pack), discuss best practices and opportunities for improvement; receive feedback on your setup.
DECEMBER 6 (Sat) -- BASIC 1ST AID & CPR
- Where: Fire Station
- When: 8:00am Fire Station
- Contact: Rich Dwinell (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 7 (Sun) -- GROUSE ROCK SKI TRAINING
- Where: Grouse Rock
- When: 8am Team Garage
- Contact: Jeff DeVries (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 8 (Mon) -- 2008 WINTER SPORTS SYMPOSIUM
- Where: Resort at Squaw Creek
- When: 3pm Resort at Squaw Creek
- Contact: Register online (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 20 (Sat) -- BASIC 1ST AID & CPR
- Where: Fire Station
- When: 8:00am Fire Station
- Contact: Rich Dwinell (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 21 (Sun) -- SNOW VALLEY PEAK
- Where: Spooner Lake
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Kings Beach Safeway
- Contact: Mike LeFrancois (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 22 (Mon) -- SNOWCAT LOADING AND UNLOADING
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 4:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Jimmy Smith (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 13 (Tue) -- GPS TRAINING
- Where: Page Meadows
- When: 5pm Team Garage
- Contact: Bernie Mellor (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 20 (Tue) -- DONNER PEAK TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Donner Summit
- When: t.b.dam t.b.d.
- Contact: Scott Meyer ; Geoff Quine (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 20 (Tue) -- DONNER PEAK TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Donner Summit
- When: 8:00am t.b.d.
- Contact: Scott Meyer ; Geoff Quine (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 20 (Tue) -- DONNER PEAK TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Donner Summit
- When: 8:00am t.b.d.
- Contact: Scott Meyer ; Geoff Quine (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 23 (Fri) -- OVERNIGHT WITH PLACER COUNTY SAR (SAT-SUN)
- Where: Cisco Grove
- When: t.b.dpm Team Garage
- Contact: JIMMY SMITH (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 27 (Tue) -- NLTFPD AVALANCHE TRAINING SENARIO
- Where: Sheep Flats, Mt. Rose
- When: 8am Team Garage
- Contact: Steve Reynaud (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 31 (Sat) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Alpine Meadows
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Alpine Meadows
- Contact: Jim Granger (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 5 (Thu) -- COMM VAN TRAINING
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 6:30pm Team Garage
- Contact: Rick Miller (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 7 (Sat) -- HO HO HOMEWOOD
- Where: Homewood Ski Resort and Backcountry
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Homewood Ski Resort-South Lot
- Contact: Sara Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 17 (Tue) -- JAKES AND BEYOND
- Where: Jakes Peak
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Jakes Peak Trailhead
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 21 (Sat) -- RESCUE SLED TRAINING
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 8am Team Garage
- Contact: Brian York (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 10 (Tue) -- DESOLATION WILDERNESS SKI TOUR
- Where: Desolation Wilderness
- When: 8am Team Garage
- Contact: Joe Pace (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 14 (Sat) -- TOW ANYONE?
- Where: Northstar/South Face Mt. Pluto Boundary
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Northstar Trailhead
- Contact: Chris McConnell (use current callout list for phone #)
Agenda: The snowmobile team will be providing a fun opportunity to improve the towing skills of both the sled driver and skier.
MARCH 23 (Mon) -- SQUAW VALLEY AND BEYOND POSTPONED
- Where: Squaw Valley USA
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Squaw Valley Tram Building
- Contact: Peter York (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 6 (Mon) -- GROUSE ROCK
- Where: Grouse Rock/Ward Canyon
- When: 8am Team Garage
- Contact: Mike Le Francois (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 13 (Mon) -- DEEP CREEK/POLE CREEK SKI TOUR
- Where: Deep Creek
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Deep Creek Trailhead
- Contact: Doug Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 19 (Sun) -- SQUAW VALLEY USA PART III
- Where: Squaw Valley USA
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Squaw Valley Tram Building
- Contact: Peter York (use current callout list for phone #)