SATURDAY 11/10 BEND SNOW & AVALANCHE WORKSHOP SURVIVAL SKILLS Join the Central Oregon Avalanche Association on the COCC campus for a full day of speakers from around the country discussing topics ranging from risk and decision making to traveling safely through the backcountry. Beneficial to all levels of outdoor enthusiasts! 7am-7pm. Central Oregon Community College, […]
Central Oregon Avalanche Association
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Before It All Falls Down
Local group offers avalanche awareness and education
On January 15, 1998, Brian Sali, of Yakima, Washington, was with two friends snowmobiling on a high, treeless snowdrift on Paulina Peak in Newberry Crater. On a failed turn, he dismounted his machine to turn it when a football field-sized avalanche swept him about a hundred yards and buried him under five feet of snow. […]
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Go Here 12/4-12/10
Avalanche Preparedness
Last week, many of us gave thanks for the privilege of living in our own little Narnia, but as we step from the dinner table through the wardrobe, it’s important to remember with great gifts come great responsibilities. That is, Central Oregon is avalanche country and the risk of getting caught in one is very […]