Avalanche Awareness Day THIS Saturday

Whitewater does its part to assist in the education of backcoutry safety with celebrating the Avalanche Awareness Days on Saturday, Janaury 15, 2011. Our snow safety team will have a Rescue Demonstration with both a companion rescue and an avy dog demonstration with the Whitewater Avy Dog Bear. We will also be hosting a Transceiver Olympics at the Transceiver Basin and there will be prizes from Backcountry Access so don't miss out! Nelson Search and Rescue will be on site to provide information on backcountry safety.Join us up on the mountain and help us promote the importance of backcounty awareness.SCHEDULE OF EVENTS9:00am - 3:00pm Nelson Search & Rescue on site1:00pm Rescue Demonstration with special guest John Tweedy from the CAC2:00pm Transceiver OlympicsWhitewater offers a a variety of avalanche courses through out the season. For dates and information please visit http://skiwhitewater.com/whitewater_events.phpWe are also very proud to support the Avlanche Awareness Beyond the Boundaries program that offers free backcountry training for the Kootenay youth. For more information visit http://skiwhitewater.com/beyond_the_boundaries.php.