Backcountry Safety Class – School

The ASR team will be traveling across Alaska visiting schools and communities to provide safe backcountry travel workshops in collaboration with the Alaska Avalanche Information Center and thanks to financial support from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Donlin Gold, the MukTuk Marston Foundation under the Alaska Community Foundation, and the Mat-Su Health Foundation.

MUCKTUK MARSTON

These workshops cover the following:

• The Importance of proper planning and preparedness
• How to avoid potential hazards
• Key concepts of avalanche Awareness and ATV/Snowmobile safety
• Key concepts of water safety
• Communication
• Basic Survival
• Environment and wildlife impact and avoidance
• Wilderness First Aid
• Proper steps to follow in an emergency