BMC Classroom Session will be held at Sheriff’s Headquarters:
655 East Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415
Check-in begins at 0730 hours, Saturday November 21, 2009
Saturday November 21 – 0800 to 2000 with one hour lunch & dinner breaks
Sunday November 22 – 0800 to 1700 with a one hour lunch break
BMC Field Session will be held at Snow Valley Ski Resort, Running Springs, CA
January 23 & 24, 2010*
Directions: http://www.snow-valley.com/directions.html
Gear List
PVS is now a requirement to complete the field portion
BMC 09-10 Students: The weekend will be run similar to a SAR mission. There will not be scheduled food or toilet breaks. Eat, drink and rest on the fly throughout the day when rare opportunities present themselves. Wear slippery pants and jacket for ice axe arrest. You should show up at the parking area by at least 0630 with full packs in order to begin walking at 0700 on Saturday. You possibly will not have a significant break until you go to bed late that night. There are no toilet facilities where you will be camping. All human waste is to be packed out. Festivities begin just after sun up on Sunday and will end in the afternoon. Our meeting location is at the western portion of the Snow Valley main parking lot at GPS NAD27, 0496308, 3786727. There is good cell phone coverage. The 155 radios will be monitored on channel 11, SARTAC 1. Consider sleeping at that location next to your car on Friday night in order to assist with acclimatization. Participants must officially check out on Sunday in order to receive credit.
Recertification Students: You must register with Cpl. Dan Whitten at Volunteer Forces in order to participate. Please do not simply show up at the site hoping to be tested. Be prepared to begin walking at 0700 on Sunday. Meet at the location noted above. Consider sleeping next to your car on Saturday night to assist with acclimatization. This is a test. Instruction will not be given. You may register to join the BMC 09-10 Students on Saturday if needed to brush up on your skills. Any avalanche beacon can be used for the test, but you must be proficient with the device you use. Wear slippery pants and jacket for ice axe arrest. The test will end late Sunday afternoon. Participants must officially check out on Sunday in order to receive credit.
*If for any reason the field session is cancelled, a session will be scheduled later in the winter.
Download the course registration form.
Questions and/or Out-Of-County SAR Teams:
Please contact Cpl. Dan Whitten at 909-387-0678 or dwhitten@sbcsd.org