Core & Hands-OnFirst Tracks Skills Seminar
Beacons, Belays & Bad Knots
Hands-on practice. Real-world scenarios. Stronger patrol skills.
Join fellow patrollers for an interactive seminar built to sharpen essential rescue skills through practical stations, team challenges, and guided discussion.
Rotate through hands-on stations — then form a team and race the clock in the Lift-Assisted Rescue Challenge.
Featured stations
- Knot Station — knots for lift-assisted rescue, chair evacuation & daily patrol ops
- Chair Evacuation Belay Devices — belay systems lowering weighted training loads
- Beacon Search — locate avalanche beacons & read transceiver flux lines
- Lift-Assisted Rescue Station — build a complete rescue system start to finish
- Rescue Challenge — teams of 2–4 race the clock; fewest errors wins
Good to know
Low-Angle Rescue activity