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 10 (Sun) -- SQUAW VALLEY TRAINING
- Where: Squaw Valley USA
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:05am Squaw Valley 7-11
- Contact: Dirk Schoonmaker (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 16 (Sat) -- COLDSTEAM (TRUCKEE) OHV TRAINING RIDE
- Where: Coldstream (West end of Truckee)
- When: 12:00pm Team Garage, or across from the Tac
- Contact: Chris McConnell /mcspeed@gmail.com(use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 17 (Sun) -- INTERNATIONAL SNOW SCIENCE WORKSHOP
- Where: Resort at Squaw Creek, Squaw Valley
- When: 9am Squaw Valley
- Contact: http://www.issw2010.com/ (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 17 (Sun) -- POWDERHORN CREEK
- Where: Barker Pass
- When: 8am Team Garage
- Contact: Bernie Mellor (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 28 (Thu) -- MAP AND COMPASS TRAINING
- Where: KB Fire Department
- When: 6:30pm KB Fire Department
- Contact: Randall Osterhuber (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 30 (Sat) -- BILLY'S PEAK HIKE
- Where: Deep Creek Drainage
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:20am Deep Creek Trailhead
- Contact: Geoff Quine (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 7 (Sun) -- ROCK ANCHORS AND THE ANATOMY OF A SAFE BELAY
- Where: School Rock-Donner Summit
- When: 8am Team Garage; 9am School Rock Parking Area
- Contact: Troy Corliss (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 20 (Sat) -- SNOW VALLEY PEAK HIKE
- Where: EAST SHORE LAKE TAHOE
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Kings Beach Safeway
- Contact: Doug Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 5 (Sun) -- DEEP CREEK PEAK
- Where: Deep Creek
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Deep Creek Trailhead
- Contact: Sara Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 6 (Mon) -- WINTER SPORTS INJURY SYMPOSIUM
- Where: Olympic Village Inn
- When: 3:00pm OVI, Squaw Valley
- Contact: Tahoe Center for Health a (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 11 (Sat) -- MT. ROSE BACKCOUNTRY
- Where: Mt. Rose area
- When: 8am Kings Beach Safeway
- Contact: Mike Lefrancois (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 18 (Sat) -- CROSS COUNTRY/BACKCOUNTRY/SNOMOBILES
- Where: Tahoe XC
- When: 8am Tahoe XC
- Contact: Doug Read (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 28 (Tue) -- COLDSTREAM SEARCH REENACTMENT
- Where: Coldstream Canyon
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Coldstream Canyon Trailhead
- Contact: Dirk Schoonmaker (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 8 (Sat) -- GROUSE RIDGE TRAINING
- Where: Grouse Ridge
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Grouse Ridge Trailhead
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 16 (Sun) -- NORTHSTAR TRAINING POSTPONED UNTIL FEB 13
- Where: Northstar Ski Resort
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Northstar Parking Lot
- Contact: Paul Cushing (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 18 (Tue) -- JOINT AGENCY AVALANCHE TRAINING
- Where: Tahoe Meadows (Mt. Rose)
- When: 9am Call ahead
- Contact: Devin Hiemstra /dhiemstr@gmail.com(use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 20 (Thu) -- HO HO HOMEWOOD
- Where: Homewood
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Homewood South Lot
- Contact: Sara Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 22 (Sat) -- WINTER MOUNTAIN SKILLS
- Where: Placer County, PCSAR
- When: 7am Team Garage
- Contact: Brendan Compton (use current callout list for phone #)
Avalanche safety
Winter backcountry navigation and route-finding, snow shelter construction and occupation overnight. Snow camping techniques.
FEBRUARY 11 (Fri) -- SNOWMO, SNOWCAT, SKIER TRAINING
- Where: Martis Peak
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Martis Peak Trailhead/267
- Contact: Sara Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 14 (Mon) -- NORTHSTAR TRAINING
- Where: Northstar Ski Resort
- When: 8am Team Garage; 9:00am Northstar Gondola
- Contact: Paul Cushing (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 24 (Thu) -- AVALANCHE LEVEL 2 COURSE
- Where: Truckee
- When: 8am ASI
- Contact: Steve Reynaud or Sara Car (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 12 (Sat) -- AVALANCHE RESCUE TRAINING
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 8:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 16 (Wed) -- NIGHT SEARCH TRAINING
- Where: Sugar Bowl Sidecountry
- When: 6:30pm Team Garage; 7pm Sugar Bowl Judah Lodge
- Contact: Bob Wright (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 20 (Sun) -- HELICOPTER PROTOCOLS AND RESCUE SLED TRAINING
- Where: Diamond Crossing
- When: 8am Team Garage
- Contact: Geoff Quine (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 28 (Mon) -- SQUAW VALLEY USA
- Where: Squaw Valley
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8am Squaw Valley Tram
- Contact: Peter York (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 11 (Mon) -- SQUAW VALLEY USA
- Where: Squaw Valley
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8am Squaw Valley Tram
- Contact: Peter York (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 17 (Sun) -- HIGH ANGLE, ICE/SNOW, ANCHORS
- Where: Donner Summit Area
- When: 8:30am Wild Cherries; 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Troy Corliss (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 22 (Fri) -- NIGHT SEARCH TRAINING
- Where: Sugar Bowl Sidecountry
- When: 5pm Judah Lodge; 4pm Team Garage
- Contact: Bob Wright (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 30 (Sat) -- HELICOPTER PROTOCOLS AND RESCUE SLED TRAINING
- Where: Diamond Crossing
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Subway Parking Lot
- Contact: Geoff Quine (use current callout list for phone #)
AUGUST 6 (Sat) -- TNSAR OHV TEAM TRAINING
- Where: TDB
- When: 4pm Team Garage
- Contact: Chris McConnell (use current callout list for phone #)
SEPTEMBER 24 (Sat) -- OHV DONNER SUMMIT/COLDSTREAM SKILLS TRAINING
- Where: Coldstream Staging Area/Trailhead
- When: 9:00am Coldstream Staging Area/Trailhead
- Contact: Chris McConnell /mcspeed@gmail.com(use current callout list for phone #)