Training Photos
Some of these photos appear within other pages on this site. Work is in progress to improve and update
them.
Avalanche/Helo Training, Pierce County, February 1998
Richard LeMeieux
vectors in the
helo (25K)
Helo crew rehearses
rigging for
hover loading (36K)
Poul snaps Shocka into her
harness
(56K), getting ready for a lift.
Teams load safely at
field
LZ (29K)
Nice shot of Pierce
County's helo
taking off. (25K)
Avalanche Training at Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, February
1997
Poul and Dan P. dig
out the subject
(28K) while Bruce rewards Molly
Another ambitious hole
(24K) dug by
Bruce. Note that the snow surface is well over the top of his head. This
deep of a burial requires extra shovelers for safety reasons.
Poul helps the subject
out of the hole
(49K) while Dan P. watches Molly get rewarded.
Bruce and Molly
(50K)
satisfying each other's need for a game of tug.
Helicopter Training, January 1997
Chase and
Carrie (37K) sometimes disagree on who's in charge.
Tristan, Kody,
Cooper and Skadi keep an eye on Faith and Beth (53K) as they
wait for their helicopter.
Shocka and Poul
and
Molly
and Bruce safely exit the helicopter (30K)
Avalanche Demo/Training, Snoqualmie Summit, January 1997
Molly has a find
(22K). Note
the vegetation used in the burial as a distraction.
Tristan
(32K), waits for his
human partners to excavate his find. Lazy or smart? You make the call!
Aiko rewards
Tristan
(28K).
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Text and photos copyright Dan Comden, 1995-2004
Dan Comden
Seattle, WA U.S.A.
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