avi course

so i got to partake in an avalanche course this past week. the weather was absolutley gorgeous, and i'm pretty sure that i made some people pretty darn jealous.
we spent the better part of 2 days up on mount seymour, with the first half of the second day having poor visability. other than that it was sun all the way.
it was just a level 1 avi course, so it covered all the important basics... how to use beacons, how to conduct a search and rescue, digging snow pits, and learning that dogs are actually smarter than humans. well, when it comes to rescuses at least. those noses they've got are pretty darn good! our group of 7 was out done by a dog! yay us!
it was lots of fun, and very useful as well. the next day it was just back to work.