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 12 (Mon) -- NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
- Where: Team Garage
- When: 6pm Team Garage
- Contact: Brian York (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 17 (Sat) -- WILDERNESS FIRST AID COURSE
- Where: Squaw Valley Fire Dept.
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Squaw Valley Fire Dept.
- Contact: Steve Reynaud (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 19 (Mon) -- MAP AND COMPASS TRAINING
- Where: Kings Beach Fire Department
- When: 6:30pm Upstairs conference room, KB Fire
- Contact: Randall Osterhuber (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 25 (Sun) -- HIGH ANGLE RESCUE TRAINING
- Where: School Rock, Donner Summit
- When: 9am Team Garage; 9:30am Wild Cherries, Truckee
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 5 (Thu) -- COMM VAN TRAINING
- Where: Burton Creek Sheriff Dept.
- When: 6:30pm Burton Creek Sheriff Dept.
- Contact: Rick Miller (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 10 (Tue) -- ANATOMY OF A SEARCH/COORDINATOR INVOLVEMENT
- Where: Kings Beach Fire Dept.
- When: 6:30pm KB Fire, upstairs conference room
- Contact: Dirk Schoonmaker ; Steve Twomey (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 12 (Thu) -- GPS INDOOR TRAINING/PRACTICE
- Where: Tahoe Cross Country Nordic Center
- When: 6:30pm Tahoe Cross Country Nordic Center
- Contact: Gerald Rockwell (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 14 (Sat) -- MT. ROSE HIKE
- Where: Mt. Rose Area
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Kings Beach Safeway
- Contact: Sara Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 17 (Tue) -- GPS OUTDOOR NIGHT TRAINING
- Where: Tahoe City Cross Country
- When: 6pm Tahoe Cross Country Parking Lot
- Contact: Mike Lefrancois (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 7 (Mon) -- 2009 WINTER SPORTS INJURY SYMPOSIUM
- Where: Resort at Squaw Creek
- When: 3pm Resort at Squaw Creek
- Contact: Center for Health & Sport /530 587-3769(use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 13 (Sun) -- MT. ROSE SKI TRAINING
- Where: Mt. Rose
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am KB Safeway
- Contact: Jeff DeVries (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 19 (Sat) -- BRADLEY HUT-POLE CREEK HELICOPTER TRAINING
- Where: Pole Creek/Bradley Hut
- When: 7am Team Garage; 7:30am Pole Creek Trailhead
- Contact: Bob Wright ; Doug Read (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 20 (Sun) -- MOCK SEARCH AND PLB TRAINING
- Where: Martis Peak
- When: 7am Team Garage; 7:30am Martis Peak Trailhead
- Contact: Chris McConnell (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 6 (Wed) -- GARMIN 60CSX GPS TRAINING
- Where: Kings Beach Fire Dept.
- When: 6:00pm KB Fire
- Contact: Brian York (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 17 (Sun) -- WEST SHORE SKI TOUR
- Where: West Shore
- When: 8am Team Garage
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 20 (Wed) -- POSTPONED:DONNER PEAK TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Donner Summit
- When: 8:00am Wild Cherries; 7:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Geoff Quine ; Scott Meyer (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 23 (Sat) -- CANCELED: OVERNIGHT WITH PLACER COUNTY SAR (SAT-SUN)
- Where: Yuba Gap
- When: 8:00am call ahead
- Contact: JIMMY SMITH (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 28 (Thu) -- AIARE AVALANCHE LEVEL 1 COURSE
- Where: Squaw Valley
- When: 5pm Squaw Valley
- Contact: Steve Reynaud (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 3 (Wed) -- DESOLATION WILDERNESS SKI TOUR
- Where: Desolation Wilderness
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8am Bayview Trailhead
- Contact: Joe Pace (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 17 (Wed) -- SUGAR BOWL JOINT TRAINING
- Where: Sugar Bowl/Coldstream Canyon
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8am Wild Cherries
- Contact: Geoff Quine ; Scott Meyer (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 21 (Sun) -- HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT
- Where: Homewood-West Shore
- When: 8am Team Garage; 8:30am Homewood Parking Lot
- Contact: Sara Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
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 #)
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 #)
MARCH 21 (Sun) -- CANCELLED 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 #)
MARCH 22 (Mon) -- MOCK SEARCH -2 DAY MARCH 22, 23
- Where: ALPINE MEADOWS
- When: 9:00am ALPINE
- Contact: RAY O'BRIEN (use current callout list for phone #)
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 #)
APRIL 15 (Thu) -- NORTHSTAR "TAX RELIEF" TRAINING DAY
- Where: Northstar Ski Resort
- When: 9am Team Garage; 8:30am Skiers @ Northstar
- Contact: Chris McConnell ; Brian York (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 30 (Fri) -- AUBURN SAR TRAINING
- Where: Cabin Creek
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 9:30am Cabin Creek
- Contact: Brendan Compton (use current callout list for phone #)
Training: The Snowmobile Group & possibly Auburn snowcat will train in the area from Cabin Creek to Cold Stream Canyon . We will work on terrain familiarization, navigation, avalanche beacon tracking, radio comms and snowmobile handling off trail. I would also like to give our rescue sled a try.
JUNE 26 (Sat) -- SUMMER TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: East of HWY 267
- When: 8:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Doug Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
AUGUST 29 (Sun) -- SUMMER TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Between HWY 89 & 267
- When: 8:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Mark Johnson (use current callout list for phone #)
SEPTEMBER 25 (Sat) -- SUMMER TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: West of Hwy 89
- When: 8:30am Team Garage
- Contact: Scott Baumgardner (use current callout list for phone #)