Backcountry Safety Workshop

Join the Alaska Safe Riders team at the Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers Club on Saturday, December 28th at 1pm- 4:00pm to attend a free backcountry safety workshop thanks to support from the  Alaska Department of Public Safety Division Alaska State Troopers. Appropriate for ages 6 and up. All those who attend this workshop will earn their backcountry safety decal and a chance to win an Alaska Safe Riders helmet  and lots more.  

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.