Day 3

Today did not seem like a typical school day. Instead of meeting in the classroom at 8:15, everyone met at the Guiseppe's at 10:00 prepared for a day on the mountain. It was a good way to start the morning, not only because we started 2 hours later than usual, but also because we were going to learn about ski patrolling firsthand rather than out of a boring textbook. 

From the ski patrol guide who took our class, I learned a lot about the snow and weather conditions in Colorado that may lead to an avalanche, and how to locate a person caught in an avalanche with a beacon, shovel, and probe. My favorite part of the morning was watching the ski patrol guide build a snow pit to study the snow. This was the most interesting because I learned about the complexity of the snow and it's different layers.