Candidate Training
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This page describes the sequence of courses for Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol candidates. Candidates certified in OEC will go through this course list in order. Non-OEC (two year) candidates take all courses except those marked OEC their first year, and only the OEC courses their second season.
Contents |
Dryland Training
MTR I "Dryland" Classroom
- Map and Compass Exercises
- Dead reckoning
- Resectioning
- Route planning and finding
- MTR course materials
- Radio protocols (review of AGILE)
MTR I "Dryland" Field
- Rope Rescue System
- Raising system
- Lowering system
- Brooks Range Sled Construction
- Required knots
Candidate Training 1
CT1 - Candidate Training 1
- Beacon Searches
- Probe searches / guidon cord
- Orienteering
OEC Clinic 1
Avalanche Course
NSP Avalanche I Classroom
- Safe travel in backcountry terrain.
- Route selection
- Hasty pits
- Snow Surveys
- Hazard analysis
NSP Avalanche 1 Field
Candidate Training 2
CT2 - Candidate Training 2
- Beacon Searches (multiple burial, multiple searcher)
- Radio Protocols
- Toboggan handling
- Megamid construction
OEC Clinic 2
Candidate Overnight
Candidate Overnight, day 1
- Snow shelter construction
- Orienteering
- Rope Rescue refresher
Candidate Overnight, day 2
- Skill Stations
- Knots station
- Emergency Shelter Construction
- Major Incident
Final Exam
OEC Candidate Final
- Demonstrate excellence in all Proficiency Requirements
