ERDI Surface Ice Rescue, January 21 - 23, 2011, Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Falls, OR

ERDI Surface Ice Rescue, January 21 - 23, 2011, Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Falls, OR

Friday evening we met at 1915 and completed liability releases and medical forms and statements of understanding and checking for proof of open water diver certification.

Then we had a presentation by one of the instructors along with an active participation by all participants. We went over gear configurations and what additional items we would need for the open water portion of the course.

My local representative had determined there is anywhere from 2 - 4 inches of ice on top of the Upper Klamath Lake situated in Klamath County, Oregon.

We then had a planning meeting during breakfast at 0800 at Elmer's on 6th in Klamath Falls. Then we moved at 0900 to a gear gathering meeting at the Klamath County Sheriff Dive Rescue Station at Highway 97 and Wocus Road.

Items that we required:

Bring warm clothes and boots suitable for tromping on the ice then when you are not in the water you will be tending.

Bring extra gloves and your dry suits and if you really want to you can bring your wet suits as we usually have an individual each year that wants to try it in his/her wet suit.

Depending on interest we can dive on Sunday and you can leave from the Lake or we might even try a different location.

We also conducted a surface ice rescue instructor course.

As with all of my courses we enjoy having those already certified as surface ice rescue technicians to come along and get on the ice or help on top as a tender.

PLEASE
Bring food/snacks/water/hot chocolate.

The cost of the course is $225 plus $45 for books and materials and $25 for certification fees. If you wish an additional certification from your favorite agency please contact me to see if it available.

Drive Carefully as the roads in and out of the area can be very difficult at times.

For those of you traveling from out of town the Econo Lodge is inexpensive but there are also other accomodations in town.

If you have any questions please feel free to email or call me.

Please RSVP.

phil

Please email omnidive@omnidivers.com if you are interested or want additional information.



Ice Diving January 23 - 25, and February 25 - 27, 2011 in Klamath Falls (Lake of the Woods), Oregon

Omni Divers Ice Diving - February 2011
OREGON - DIVING LOCATIONS:
Lake of the Woods, Klamath Falls, OR
DATES: February 25 - 27, 2011
COST: Class - $295 - Text - $35 - Certification fees - $25
PREREQUISITE: Advanced Open Water Certification or evidence of deep, navigation, and night dives

 

More Specific Detailed Information on February Ice Diving 2011!

We have started the preparations for the ice dives. We will stay in motel rooms in Klamath Falls, Oregon. There is also rooms at Lake of the Woods Resort. Check their webpage http://www.lakeofthewoodsresort.com/.

 

We will do a presentation in Klamath Falls on Friday evening at 6 pm at the new Omni Divers location. In addition, Oregon Public Broadcasting crew will be onsite to collect topside and underwater video footage of our activities. Please stop by if you are in the neighborhood.

We will get organized earlier than Friday night in order to see what everybody is going to bring as their share of shovels, tents, tarps, ropes, ice harnesses, cross cut saw, gas for the snow blower, the snow blower, blower oil, carabiners, dry clothing bags, several extra pairs of gloves, waterproof boots, dry socks, etc.

We need to provide special safety measures overnight so no one will fall in the hole, i.e. flagging, poles, etc.

Ice Diving March 2011: We have now established a date and will start in earnest for the preparations for the March 2011's ice dives. We will soon make room reservations in McCall, Idaho.

We will do a presentation in McCall on Friday evening at 6 pm at the new McCall Fire Station, McCall Idaho.

We still will need to get organized earlier than Friday night in order to see what everybody is going to bring as their share of shovels, tents, tarps, ropes, ice harnesses, cross cut saw, gas for the snow blower, the snow blower, blower oil, carabiners, dry clothing bags, several extra pairs of gloves, waterproof boots, dry socks, etc. We will need to think of special safety measures overnight so no one falls in the hole, i.e. flagging, poles, etc.

 

About the only gear we don't have for ice diving is the tent, we can try to get the same tent we used last year from one of the ice divers or we can fabricate one from blue tarps and pvc pipe.

 

We have been getting interest statements and now we are getting deposits to verify how much really serious interest we have in ice diving in February in Klamath Falls in Oregon and in March 2011 in Idaho.

 

 

 Please email omnidive@omnidivers.com if you are interested or want additional information.