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Calendar 2000-2001 Season 
updated 1-05-2001
 
 

This is a calendar of events planned for by the Glacier Country Avalanche Center and dealing with snow avalanche safety in Northwestern Montana.  It will be updated regularly through the season.  For more information either e-mail us at gcac@digisys.net or phone 406-758-5284.
 
 
 
 






 
 
 
November, 2000
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 
GCAC Board Meeting, Rocky Mountain Outfitter, 6:30 pm
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 
Banff Film Festival, Liberty Theatre, Kalispell, Tickets at RMO & Sportsman
16 
Banff Film Festival, Liberty Theatre, Kalispell, Tickets at RMO & Sportsman
17 18 
GCAC Snowball Fiesta, Serrano's, Whitefish, 120 people attended.
19 20 21 22 23 
Thanksgiving
24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31





 
 
 
December, 2000
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 2
3 4 
Tenative Beginning of Avalanche Advisories
5 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued 
GCAC Board Meeting, Rocky Mountain Outfitter, 6:30 pm
6 
Flathead Nordic Ski Patrol Avalanche Awareness Clinic, 98 attended, 2.5 hours, Blase & FNSP
7 
Transceiver Clinic, Blase, & Ted
8 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
9
10 11 12 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
13 14 15 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
16
17 18 19 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
20 
Tranceiver Clinic- J&L Snowmobile Rentals- Columbia Falls- 6:30 pm 
Blase & Ted
21 22 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
23
24 
Avalanche Advisory Updated
25 
 

Christmas

26 
 
27 28 29 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
30 
Field Transceiver Practice @ Big Mountain.  Meet: Btm. of  Chair 6 @ 9 am. Ted





 
 
 
January, 2001
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
31 
Avalanche Advisory Updated 

 

1 

New Year's

2 

 

3 
GCAC Board  
Meeting,  
Rocky  
Mountain 
Outfitter, 
6:30 pm
4 

 

5 

 

6 

 

7 8 
Public Avalanche Awareness Lecture 
6- 9:30pm, The Summit, Kalispell
9 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
10 
Public Avalanche Awareness Lecture 
6- 9:30pm, The Summit, Kalispell
11 12 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
13 
Public Avalanche Awareness Field Session, Big Mtn., 8:00 am
14 15 
Public Avalanche Awareness Lecture 
6- 9:30pm, The Summit, Kalispell
16 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
17 
Public Avalanche Awareness Lecture 
6- 9:30pm, The Summit, Kalispell
18 19 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
20 
Public Avalanche Awareness Field Session, Big Mtn., 8:00 am

GCAC Trailhead Program @ Canyon Creek Road, North Fork.  8:00 am
Don & Ted

21
GCAC Trailhead Program @ Hungry Horse Reservior.  8:00 am
Jason & Cheryl
22 23 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
24 
Snowmobile Avalanche Awarness  Clinic,  
6:30- 9:30  pm 
J&L Snowmobile Rentals- Columbia Falls. 
Blase & Ted
25 26 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
27
28
GCAC Trailhead Program @ Canyon Creek Warming Cabin.
 8:00 am
Julie, Blase & Ted
29 30 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
31





 
 
 
February, 2001
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 2 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
3
4
GCAC Trailhead Program @ Skyland Road- Marias Pass. 
8:00 am
Drew & Pady
5 6 
GCAC Board 
Meeting,  
Rocky  
Mountain 
Outfitter, 
6:30 pm 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
7 8 9 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
10
11
GCAC Trailhead Program @ Hungry Horse Reservoir.  8:00 am
Don & Ted
12 13 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
14 
Valentine's  
Day
15 16 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
17
18 19 
Presidents' Day
20 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
21 22 23 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
24
25 26 27 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
28





 
 
 
March, 2001
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 2 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
3
4 5 6 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued 
GCAC Board Meeting, Rocky Mountain Outfitter, 6:30 pm
7 8 9 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
10
11 12 13 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
14 15 16 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
17
18 19 20 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
21 22 23 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
24
25 26 27 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
28 
Public Avalanche Awareness Continuing Education Session, The Summit, 6:30 pm
29 30 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
31





 
 
 
April, 2001
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 2 3 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued 
GCAC Board Meeting, Rocky Mountain Outfitter, 6:30 pm
4 5 6 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
7
8 9 10 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
11 12 13 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
14
15 16 17 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued
18 19 20 
Regular Avalanche Advisory Issued 
Tenative Ending of Avalanche Advisories
21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30





 
 
 
August, 2001
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 
GCAC Board Vision Quest, Whitefish City Beach, 7:00 pm
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
18 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31





 
 
 
September, 2001
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2 3 
Labor Day 
4 
GCAC Board Meeting, Rocky Mountain Outfitter, 6:30 pm
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29





 
 
 
October, 2001
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
30 1  
GCAC Board Meeting, Rocky Mountain Outfitter, 6:30 pm
3 4 5 6
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 
Columbus Day
12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 
Snowball Fiesta Planning Meeting, Rocky Mountain Outfitter, 6:30 pm
20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31




 
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