BCA’s original European Beacon Training Park site is at Zinken, Austria, near Salzburg.
Felix Camire, BCA Tech Rep in Alberta, Canada, shows a beacon training park user how to pinpoint a buried transmitter at the Mt. Norquay training park.
Will Barrett and Jeff Ferragi of Breckenridge
(CO) Ski Patrol set up Beacon Basin for the day at the top of Peak
8. Thanks to lots of practice (and the right beacon), Ferragi is
four-time winner of the Colorado Beacon Bowl, an annual transceiver
competition at nearby Arapahoe Basin.
BCA Transceiver Training Park at Altavaltellina in Bormio, Italy. BCA has designed a cost-effective solution for beacon training and distributes these training parks around the world. Photo courtesy of BCA's Italian distributor: Ski Trab srl
You're never too young to learn how to use
a transceiver. Make sure everyone in your party is familiar with
their equipment. Milos Just in the Czech Republic teaches beacon
users how to conduct a primary search. Photo courtesy of: David
Beckovsky of U100
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Backcountry Access Beacon Training Parks
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Backcountry Access Beacon Training Parks (BTPs) are training systems
created to make it easier for recreationists and pros to practice
with their transceivers. It features 4-10 permanently buried transmitters
wired to a central control panel. To change the scenario, just flick
the on/off switches on the control panel. Instead of digging holes
and reburying beacons all day, you spend your valuable time actually
practicing with your transceiver.
See the list below for a Beacon Training Park near you.
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2009/2010 Beacon Training Park locations:
Alaska
California
- Heavenly
- Kirkwood
- Mammoth
- Mt. Shasta
- Squaw Valley
Colorado:
- Arapahoe Basin
- Aspen Highlands
- Beaver Creek
- Breckenridge
- Monarch Mountain
- Purgatory
- Steamboat Resort
- Telluride
- Vail
- Winter Park
Idaho
- Bogus Basin
- Brundage Mountain Snowcat Tours
Montana
- Big Mountain
- Bridger Bowl
- Moonlight Basin/Big Sky
- Trail Head
Oregon
Utah
- Manti Skyline at Big Drift Trailhead
- Noblett's Trailhead/Uintah Mountains
Washington
- Alpental
- Alpine Safety Awareness Program
- Mt. Baker Ski Area
- Crystal Mountain
- Mission Ridge
- The Mountaineers/Snoqualmie Pass
- Stevens Pass Ski Area
- White Pass Ski Area
Wyoming
- Jackson Hole
- Teton Pass
- Togwotee Pass
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Canada
- Kananaskis Country, AB
- Marmot Basin, AB
- Mount Norquay, AB
- Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, AB
- Sunshine Village, AB
- Blackcomb, BC
- Fernie, BC
- Golden (Quartz Creek), BC
- Kicking Horse, BC
- Kokanee Glacier Lodge, BC
- Mount Carlyle Lodge, BC
- Red Mountain, BC
- Rogers Pass, BC
- Sol Mountain Lodge, BC
- Whistler, BC
- Whitewater Ski Resort, BC
- Centre d'avalanche de la Haute-Gaspesie, Chic Chocs
Austria
- Seegrube Austrian Alpine Club, Innsbruck
- Werfenweng Mtn. Rescue Team, Werfenweng
- Zinken Mtn. Rescue Team, Bad Durrnberg
- Hof Mtn. Rescue Team
- St. Anton Mtn. Rescue Team
- Montafon Mtn. Rescue Team
- Offpiste Adventures, Zell am See
France
- Les Grands Montets, Chamonix Valley
- Col de Porte (near Grenoble)
- Pelvoux
Finland
- Hiihtokeskus Tunturi- Ylläs
Germany
- Albert Link Hütte am Spitzingsee
- Steibis Bergbahnen
- Jenner Bahn-Mittelstation Berchtesgaden
Italy
- Altavaltellina, Bormio
- Civetta
- Passo Tonale, Lombardy
Norway
Slovakia
- Ziarska Cottage, West Tatras
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
- Disentis
- Ratzi (near Aldorf) (2)
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Please contact Backcountry Access to check on availability of new training parks. More locations are planned. Check back for updates to this list.
Contact Steve Christie at (303) 417-1345 for beacon basin purchasing information. |
