Beacon Training Park

If you live or play in the mountains, there's a good chance there is an avalanche beacon training park near you, allowing you to practice multiple search scenarios at your convenience. (Google 'avalanche beacon training park' or visit your local avalanche center website to learn more.)

So outside of the serious avalanche safety activities and discussions, there was 50lbs of bacon cooked throughout the day by Pat Kennedy of REI who also came up with a great new use for the BCA B1-Ext shovel: a spatula for frying eggs!