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Mountain Weather for Guides - Applied Mountain Meteorology
Level I
From "checking the weather" to "making weather related risk assessments and decisions -
indoors and outdoors".
Taught by the same professional meteorologist, who teaches Mountain Guides and Avalanche Professionals at the Canadian Avalanche Association, this course will teach you the tools and knowledge needed to check observations, satellites and forecasts prior to any event (bring your Internet-laptop, if you have one!). You will be able to evaluate the weather progression and its associated risks to guide you in work related decisions indoors and in the field.
Alpine Endeavors will host a level I Applied Mountain Meteorology course October 22-23, 2011. The course will be taught by meteorologist Uwe Gramann. Uwe is visiting us from Canada where he works as a forecaster for aviation, fire, weather, road and public applications in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
The Applied Mountain Meteorology course is designed for professionals who depend on weather and amateurs who spend a lot of time in the outdoors. Few, however, use all resources available to them in order to make decisions. For this reason the Applied Mountain Meteorology will lead you through the world of BC's weather from basic observations to the interpretation of computer weather models. The course will use BC weather systems in the practicals and will incorporate some local NY weather. By usuing the BC weather data, the guides/participants who take this course will receive a certification that is accepted by the Canadian Avalanche Association as part of their pre-requisites for their professional avalanche curriculum.
Weather affects different users in different ways, but the basic principles stay the same. This course is aimed at teaching you how to apply those principles wihtin your professional environment. Since class sizes are kept small some very specific applications can be addressed regularly. To do this we learn to interpret a huge variety of weather related data, from basic surface observations to aviation weather reports and forecasts.
The courses address the needs of most professionals working with weather but we had particular good feedback from Media, Ski Patrol, Snow Safety Teams, Municipal Emergency Managers, Pilots, Dispatchers and Professional Engineers.
The course is taught in two independent levels (this is the level 1 course):
Level I presumes no previous weather knowledge and contains weather analysis, publicly available internet resources and proper interpretation of publicly available forecasts from a computer and in the field.
Level II presumes basic meteorological and thermodynamic principles. It focuses on detailed weather forecasts and the appropriate interpretation skills.
At the end of the courses, students will
- have a toolbox of resources to access current weather information (observations, forecasts, discussions etc.)
- be able to interpret weather and its changes in the outdoors.
- be able to read and interpret satellite and radar imagery over BC.
- be able to read professionally prepared weather charts.
- be able to interpret and tailor those forecasts to a particular spot and application.
- be able to go through a step by step process that leads to a weather analysis and interpretation of professionally prepared forecasts.
The course is open to 16 participants. Rates are $325 per person and a $200 deposit is required upon reservation.
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Registration for this course is due by September 15, 2011 and is limited to 16 participants.
Register HERE
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Course Outline
Poster
2-page Brochure
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