We were privileged to be joined by Al Mandell, a professional guide, and avalanche educator, from Acadia Mountain Guides! He gave us a very informative, interesting (and important!!) slide presentation about snow safety and avalanche awareness.

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We also passed around avalanche equipment and had an avalanche beacon demonstration. Some of the equipment we learned about included a snow probe, avalanche shovel (you can turn it into a hoe!?), ski boot crampons, and adjustable poles (better than non-adjustable because you can take out the bottom part and use it as a knee splint if needed!).

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Al will email our wonderful OPM’s a bunch of links with much of this information, and said he’s happy to be a resource for interested students!

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Incredible information and a great student turnout! See future emails from BOC for more information!