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 6 (Thu) -- TRUCK TRAINING
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 7:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Bernie Mellor (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 8 (Sat) -- POWDERHORN HIKE
- Where: Barker Pass to Five Lakes
- When: 7:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Mike Kennett (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 16 (Sun) -- SNOW VALLEY PEAK HIKE
- Where: Tahoe Rim Trail
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 7:45am NT Beach Parking
- Contact: Karen Honeywell (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 22 (Sat) -- MT. ROSE HIKE
- Where: Mt. Rose proper
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 7:45am NT Beach Parking
- Contact: Sue Duerkson (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 30 (Sun) -- DONNER PASS TO SQUAW VALLEY HIKE
- Where: Pacific Crest Trail
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8:15am Sugar Bowl Academy/Old ASI
- Contact: Polly McGehee (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 9 (Wed) -- TRANSCEIVER PRACTICE
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 6:30pm Team Garage
- Contact: Peter York (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 13 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Deep Creek
- When: 7:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Paul Honeywell /phoneywe@usgs.gov(use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 19 (Sat) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Relay Peak
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 7:45am NT Beach Parking
- Contact: Michael LaFrancois (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 29 (Tue) -- TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
- Where: Squaw Valley Fire -W. end of building
- When: 6:00pm Team Garage; 6:30pm Squaw Valley Fire Dept.
- Contact: Brian York (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 3 (Sat) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Castle Peak area
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8:00am Wild Cherries Coffee house @Truckee
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 11 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Alpine Meadows Ski Area
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Patrol Building
- Contact: Sara Barrett (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 17 (Sat) -- MOCK SEARCH
- Where: Pole Creek
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8:00am Pole Creek Trailhead
- Contact: Doug Read (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 5 (Thu) -- COMMUNICATION VAN OPERATION
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 6:30pm Team Garage
- Contact: Jimmy Smith (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 15 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Grouse Rock and beyond
- When: 7:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Steve Twomey (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 19 (Thu) -- SNOWCAT TEAM TRAINING
- Where: inside snowcat
- When: 8:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Scoop (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 4 (Sat) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Jakes Peak
- When: 7:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Paul Cushing (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 9 (Thu) -- TRANCEIVER TRAINING
- Where: Squaw Valley behind children's world
- When: 6:30pm Squaw
- Contact: Brian York (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 11 (Sat) -- SKI AND SNOWMOBILE FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Sugar Bowl area
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8:15am Mt Judah parking lot
- Contact: TJ Johnson ; Jeff DeVries (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 13 (Mon) -- COMMUNICATIONS VAN ORIENTATION PART TWO
- Where: Placer Co. Sheriff Office
- When: 5:30pm Burton Creek Substation on Hwy 28
- Contact: Jimmy Smith (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 16 (Thu) -- AVALANCHE SCENARIO
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 5:30pm Team Garage
- Contact: Dirk Schoonmaker (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 19 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Mt. Tallac
- When: 7:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Paul Honeywell (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 26 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Mt Rose Ski Area
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8:15am Mt. Rose Parking Lot
- Contact: Sarah Lagano (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 19 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Mt. Tallac
- When: 7:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Paul Honeywell (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 25 (Sat) -- SPECIAL SKILLS
- Where: Donner Pass
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Wild Cherries Coffee House
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
MAY 13 (Sat) -- ANNUAL GARAGE CLEANUP
- Where: Garage, dummy
- When: 9:00am Garage
- Contact: Dirk Schoonmaker (use current callout list for phone #)