{"id":1307,"date":"2018-05-30T23:11:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T23:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/?page_id=1307"},"modified":"2018-05-30T23:35:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T23:35:54","slug":"backcountry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/safety\/backcountry\/","title":{"rendered":"Backcountry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1281 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/05\/BackcountryIcon-300x289.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/sites\/www.skipatrol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/05\/BackcountryIcon-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/sites\/www.skipatrol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/05\/BackcountryIcon.png 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you planning to venture into an uncontrolled area always leave a trip plan with family or a friend letting them know where you are going and when you plan to return. \u00a0It is recommended that you take an avalanche awareness course so you are able to recognize the dangers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When skiing or snowboarding in the sidecountry or backcountry, you need to carry the proper gear (see below for a list of suggested gear), know the avalanche danger, be able to recognize avalanche terrain and be skilled in avalanche rescue. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"su-heading su-heading-style-default su-heading-align-center\" id=\"\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-bottom:20px\"><div class=\"su-heading-inner\"><b>Backcountry Checklist<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avalanche airbag backpack or backcountry pack <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beacon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shovel &#8211; we suggest a proper avalanche shovel so it fits into your back<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Probe &#8211; a dedicated avalanche probe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Navigation equipment &#8211; map, compass, GPS, altimeter <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Emergency gear &#8211; first aid kit, repair kit, bivy sack, headlamp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Down or synthetic jacket for insulation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Waterproof shell<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warm hat &amp; extra gloves<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Extra mid and base layers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eye protection &#8211; goggles or sunglasses <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food &amp; water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cell phone, radio, or satellite phone<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avalanche safety and companion rescue both require training and continuous practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-heading su-heading-style-default su-heading-align-center\" id=\"\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-bottom:20px\"><div class=\"su-heading-inner\"><strong>Training + Safety Resources<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avalancheassociation.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian Avalanche Association<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backcountryaccess.com\/learn-avalanche-safety\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Backcountry Access<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avalanche.ca\/education\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avalanche Canada<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.arcteryx.com\/learning-stay-alive-arcteryx-backcountry-ski-snowboard-academy\/\">Learning to Stay Alive in the Backcountry<\/a> by Arc\u2019teryx<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backcountryaccess.com\/portfolio-category\/handouts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Printouts from BCA<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Avalanche_Training-en-Jan_2013.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avalanche Training in the CSP<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you planning to venture into an uncontrolled area always leave a trip plan with family or a friend letting them know where you are going and when you plan to return. \u00a0It is recommended that you take an avalanche<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2426,"featured_media":0,"parent":1215,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/contact.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1307","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2426"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1307"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1322,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1307\/revisions\/1322"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}