Backcountry Safety Workshop

Join the Alaska Safe Riders team at the Menard Sports Center on Saturday, September 28th at 1pm to attend a free backcountry safety workshop thanks to support from the Mat-Su Health Foundation and the Alaska Department of Public Safety Division Alaska State Troopers. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. All those who attend this workshop will earn their backcountry safety decal and a chance to win an Iron Dog helmet, safety goggles, and more. Featuring Iron Dog champions and racers.

This Backcountry Preparedness Training program will expose participants to the following:

• The importance of proper planning and preparation.
• Making decisions based on factual information about weather, terrain and group dynamics.
• Assessment of appropriate methods for confronting wilderness challenges.
• Key concepts of avalanche awareness, ATV/snowmobile, communication, basic
  survival, water crossing, wilderness medical..
• Introduction to survival and rescue equipment and their proper uses.
• Our impact on the environment and the importance of wildlife and environmental
  respect. ‘Leaving no trace.’
• Proper steps to follow in an emergency.
• What to do if you become the subject of a search and rescue mission.

Helmets Thank to Iron Dog