Kayak Pool Clinic III
Eskimo Roll
Mitchell Hall Pool
Dates: Sunday, December 7
Time: 4-7pm
Registration Deadline: Monday,
February 18th
Cost: S = $40 P = $55 Physical
Fitness Rating: B
Experience Level Needed: None
Price Includes: Equipment,
instruction and coupon for a free
daily kayak rental
Description: This clinic offers the
opportunity to work on developing
your Eskimo roll, the ultimate
self-rescue for kayakers. Learn your
roll with a group of new friends in
a low-stress environment. Whitewater
and touring paddlers are all
welcome. If you participated in the
Fall Rolling Clinic or Kayak Pool
Clinic I, then you get a $10
discount.
PRE-REQUISITE: This is
not a beginner class. One must have
attended the Kayak I or II clinic or
equivalent kayaking experience.
Wilderness First
Responder Certification
Brought to you by: Wilderness
Medical Associates
UW-La Crosse Campus
Dates: January 3-9, 2009
Time: 7 days
Registration Deadline: December 22,
2009
Cost:
Before Dec 1
After Dec. 1
UW-L Students:
$560
$585
General Public
$585
$615
Price Includes: Lodging at Eagle
Recreation Center on campus if
needed.
Description:
Essential for anyone
who spends significant time in
remote places or who has a
professional career in the outdoors,
the Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
course will prepare you to make
difficult medical decisions. This
course is fast-paced and engaging.
You'll spend half your time outside
of the classroom doing hands-on
skills and realistic scenarios.
WMA's curriculum encompasses a wide
range of topics including long-term
patient care, wound and risk
management, splinting, bandaging,
reducing dislocations, litter
packaging and administering
medications. This 7-day course is
ideal for all professionals
operating in remote environments.
Adult CPR certification is included.
Event Website for more info.
Winter Sports Adventure
Boundary Waters
Date:Jan 19-23 Time: Week
Registration Deadline:December, 12
Cost: S=$325 Physical Fitness
Rating: C
Experience Level Needed: None
Description: Join us for an
experience of a lifetime!
We’ll be visiting what National
Geographic has called one of the top
50 places to visit in one’s
lifetime. We’ll be staying in
comfortable heated cabins at YMCA’s
Camp Menogyn. Participants will be
able to experience several winter
activities including: dog sledding,
cross country skiing, and
snowshoeing. No experience is
necessary.
Telemark Ski Week - Learn to
FREEHEEL IT
Porcupine Mountains. MI
Date :Jan 19-23 Time: Week
Registration Deadline: September, 26
Cost: S=$565 Physical Fitness
Rating: C
Experience Level Needed: Some skiing
background helpful but not mandatory
Experience the awesome backcountry
skiing of Michigan’s U. P. The
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State
Park features stands of virgin
forest, inland lakes, and
lake-effect snowfall. You’ll get
ample instruction in the art of the
free-heel turn at the Porcupine
Mountain Ski Resort for a couple
days, then put your skills to work
in the backcountry. Cush-digs—we’ll
stay in a wood-heated cabin.
Telemark gear, travel, lodging, lift
tickets and instruction are all
included—
a screamin’ deal for an “easy in” to
a niche sport that offers excellent
opportunities for the hard or soft
core outdoor enthusiast.
The Instructor:
Jessie Conaway has been an outdoor
educator for 20 years, and has a
master’s in Experiential Ed. She is
trained in Telemark Ski Instruction,
and is a professional member of the
American Snowsport Education
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