Avalanche Safety Course
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DATE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
TIME: 5:00PM
LOCATION: Cedar Creek Motorsports
7518 State Hwy. 60, Cedarburg, WI
FREE EVENT for 30 People
Brought to you by Altitude Sickness, Nine Twenty Builds LLC and Cedar Creek Motorsports
Cedar Creek. Motorsports is happy to host a highly popular Avalanche Safety Course during our annual customer VIP Party
The class is designed to prepare you with the knowledge and skills to stay safe in avalanche-prone areas.
30 PEOPLE CAN ATTEND
So sign up fast for this essential training.
Avalanche Course Highlights:
Join an interactive (you get out of your chair) classroom session with demonstrations, Powerpoint and Videos.
• Expert instruction from Rich Shircel of Altitude Sickness LLC
• Hand-on beacon use demonstrations - mistakes to avoid
• Avalanche Avoidance
• Daily routine for avalanche terrain
• Advanced avalanche rescue techniques - efficiency
• How to really read avalanche forecasts
• Different types of avalanches
• SnowPack analysis - why it's important
• Terrain analysis - are you in the right spot?
• Route finding and group dynamics
PLEASE BRING THESE ITEMS IF YOU HAVE THEM:
• Avalanche Pack
• Beacon
• Avalanche Probe
• Medical Kit
Meet Your Instructor: Rick Shircel
Rick Shircel brings a unique blend of real-world emergency response experience and deep backcountry knowledge to his role as an AIARE-certified avalanche instructor. As the owner of Altitude Sickness, Rick is dedicated to educating and equipping riders with the skills they need to stay safe in unpredictable terrain.
A professional firefighter/paramedic and Tactical EMS provider for a regional SWAT team, Rick operates at the intersection of high-stakes decision-making and technical rescue. He’s also an A.L.E.R.T. and S.A.F.E.R. instructor, and holds Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification, ensuring his approach to avalanche safety is rooted in both prevention and real-world readiness.
Whether he’s leading a classroom session or standing beside sleds in the snow, Rick’s passion for rider education, mountain safety, and practical risk management make him an exceptional guide for this year’s course.
COURSE ASSISTANTS: Matt Flynn, Alex Loveland, Justin Wicke, Gabe McCarty