WINTER SEARCH SKILLS
WINTER SEARCH SKILLS
The ground team winter safety course focuses on searcher safety in the winter environment. Topics include:
Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Personal equipment and clothing
- Slips and falls
- Hydration and nutrition
- Driving
- Avalanche awareness
- Team deployment concerns
- Tabletop exercise
Instructor: Grant Nelson
Instructor: Grant Nelson
- BIO: Grant is a 29-year Placerville resident and a very active outdoorsman. He is a retired engineer/project manager who worked in the aerospace and electrical utility industries. He was a volunteer with the El Dorado Nordic Ski Patrol for 14-years. He has been a Type 1 Ground Team member of El Dorado County Search and Rescue for the past 12-years. He joined SAR’s Search Management Team two-years ago. He has expertise in avalanche awareness and winter safety
