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 5 (Wed) -- NEW MEMBER/GARAGE ORIENTATION
- Where: Tahoe City
- When: 6:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 15 (Sat) -- CALIFORNIA AVALANCHE WORKSHOP
- Where: Lake Tahoe Community College
- When: 9:00am 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe,
- Contact: Jeff DeVries (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 19 (Wed) -- 5-DAY WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER
- Where: Squaw Valley Fire
- When: am Squaw Valley Fire
- Contact: Neil Morse (use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 29 (Sat) -- OHV TRAINING
- Where: Cabin creek trailhead
- When: 9:30am Cabin creek trailhead
- Contact: Dick hilly /1(use current callout list for phone #)
OCTOBER 30 (Sun) -- BAY TO BAY TERRAIN FAMILIARZATION
- Where: Meeks Bay
- When: 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Sara Carbonari (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 9 (Wed) -- NIGHTTIME GPS NAVIGATION
- Where: Tahoe City
- When: 6:00pm Tahoe XC
- Contact: Andrew Osterreicher (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 12 (Sat) -- MAP AND COMPASS
- Where: North Tahoe Beach (Across from Safeway)
- When: 8:00am North Tahoe Beach
- Contact: Randall Osterhuber (use current callout list for phone #)
NOVEMBER 15 (Tue) -- ANATOMY OF A SEARCH
- Where: Tahoe City
- When: 6:00pm Tahoe City Fire Station
- Contact: Dirk Schoonmaker (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 5 (Mon) -- WINTER ILLNESS & INJURY SYMPOSIUM
- Where: Hyatt Regency
- When: 3:00pm Hyatt Regency
- Contact: Register Below (use current callout list for phone #)
DECEMBER 17 (Sat) -- MOCK SEARCH
- Where: Pole Creek
- When: 9:00am Bradley Hut
- Contact: Doug Read (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 4 (Wed) -- AVI PACK 101 - !! POSTPONED !!
- Where: Tahoe City
- When: 6:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Peter York (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 11 (Wed) -- COORDINATOR TRAINING
- Where: Tahoe City
- When: 6:00pm Tahoe City Fire Station
- Contact: Troy Corliss (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 14 (Sat) -- TEAM SPECIFIC AVALANCHE TRAINING
- Where: Tahoe City PUD and in the field
- When: 7:15am Tahoe City PUD board room
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 15 (Sun) -- TEAM SPECIFIC AVALANCHE TRAINING
- Where: Tahoe City PUD and in the field
- When: 7:15am Tahoe City PUD board room
- Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 18 (Wed) -- BEACON TRAINING
- Where: 345 Old County Road
- When: 6:00pm Old County
- Contact: Paul Kitano (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 21 (Sat) -- DEEP CREEK / POLE CREEK TOUR - !! POSTPONED !!
- Where: Deep Creek
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Deep Creek Trailhead
- Contact: Matt Jacobs (use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 21 (Sat) -- TEAM SPECIFIC AVALANCHE TRAINING
- Where: TBA
- When: TBAam TBA
- Contact: Scott Meyer /1(use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 25 (Wed) -- SILVER PEAK TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION AND BBQ
- Where: Silver Peak of course!
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8am pole creek trailhead
- Contact: Doug Read /1(use current callout list for phone #)
JANUARY 28 (Sat) -- SIERRA CREST SKI TOUR
- Where: Sierra Crest
- When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8:00am Squaw Parking lot
- Contact: Mark Johnson (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 4 (Sat) -- AVALANCHE SCENARIO TRAINING
- Where: Negro Canyon area
- When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Negro Canyon Trailhead
- Contact: Mike Trombetta (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 4 (Sat) -- SNOWMOBILE GEO CACHE
- Where: fiberboard area
- When: 8.30am Team Garage
- Contact: dick hilly /1(use current callout list for phone #)
Please call ahead so we know how many are coming. Thanks
FEBRUARY 8 (Wed) -- COORDINATORS TRAINING
- Where: Tahoe City Fire station
- When: 6:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Troy corliss /1(use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 11 (Sat) -- MYSTERY TOUR
- Where: TBA
- When: 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Geoff Quine (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 11 (Sat) -- SNOWCAT OPERATIONS
- Where: Martis Peak
- When: 12:00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Scott Meyer (use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 12 (Sun) -- SNOWMOBILE AND SNOCAT TRAINING
- Where: Martis Peak Area
- When: 8:30am Team Garage; 9:00am Martis Peak area
- Contact: Kyle Railton /1(use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 15 (Wed) -- RECCO TRAINING
- Where: team garage
- When: 6.00pm Team Garage
- Contact: Devin Heimstra or Peter Y /1(use current callout list for phone #)
FEBRUARY 24 (Fri) -- SNOWCAT 101
- Where: Tahoe City
- When: 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Ray O'brien (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 1 (Wed) -- SNOWCAT 101
- Where: Tahoe City
- When: 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Ray O'brien (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 11 (Sat) -- DESOLATION TOUR
- Where: Desolation Wilderness
- When: 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Jeff DeVries (use current callout list for phone #)
MARCH 22 (Wed) -- SQUAW TO SUGARBOWL
- Where: Sierra Crest
- When: 7:00am Olympic Valley Lodge Parking Lot
- Contact: Troy Corliss (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 4 (Tue) -- CARSON PASS TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION
- Where: Carson Pass
- When: 7:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Joe Pace (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 18 (Tue) -- BEYOND SQUAW VALLEY
- Where: Squaw Valley USA
- When: 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Logan Talbott (use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 20 (Thu) -- VACUUM SPLINTING
- Where: TCPUD board room 221 Fairway drive
- When: 6:00pm TCPUD board room
- Contact: John Pang /1(use current callout list for phone #)
APRIL 29 (Sat) -- SNOWMOBILE OPERATIONS
- Where: Little Truckee Summit Area
- When: 8:00am Team Garage
- Contact: Ray O'Brien (use current callout list for phone #)
MAY 11 (Thu) -- SNOWMOBILE OPERATIONS/ GPS/ PLANE SEARCH
- Where: Little Truckee Summit
- When: 1:00pm Forest Road 07-- LTS
- Contact: Murph-- use callout list /none(use current callout list for phone #)
JUNE 15 (Thu) -- FALLON NAS HELICOPTER TRAINING
- Where: TBD
- When: TBDam TBD
- Contact: Brad Altman /1(use current callout list for phone #)
SEPTEMBER 14 (Thu) -- GARAGE CLEAN UP
- Where: team garage
- When: 5:30pm Team Garage
- Contact: Dirk Schoonmaker /1(use current callout list for phone #)