All Colorado Backcountry Users!
Colorado Rescue Insurance and Summit County Recco
1. Ski Loveland Pass? Vail Pass? The Beavers?
If you use the Summit County backcountry, you should know that Summit County Search and Rescue will now deploy the RECCO Rescue System Detector Unit ASAP on all avalanche callouts! Please get yourself a Recco reflector! They are only $24.95! That's insanely cheap for something that could potentially save your life!
Purchase Recco reflectors at www.reccona.com
A RECCO REFLECTOR IS NO SUBSITUTE FOR A BEACON since a recco detector is required to find a recco reflector diode, but it is a great suppliment to your beacon. Recco reflectors can be detected by a Recco transciever at ~150ft, 10X the distance at which consumer electronics might be detected.
Recco is also operated by many Colorado ski resorts.
2. ARE YOU PREPARED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF A BACKCOUTNRY RESCUE?
You never know if it might happen... but a rescue can easily cost several thousand to more than ten thousand dollars before you even consider medical costs. It makes sense to be prepared! You can be covered for nearly all the costs of a rescue by purchasing a $3 Colorado Outdoor Recreaction Search & Rescue (COSAR) Card! This is an amazing little insurance policy of sorts.
This card save you from having to pay for equiptment, personaell, dogs, mileage, meals, snowmobiles, horses, watercraft, and even aircraft involved in a rescue operation! That's right... the nonmedical part of a a flight for life helo is covered!
The only thing this card would not cover is medical expenses!
$3 for 1 year... how can you possibly not get a card?
$12 for 5 years
That money goes into the Colorado Search and Rescue fund which covers the rescue costs and helps to train Search and Rescue teams throughout the state.
Purchase from one of these locations: http://www.state.co.us/searchandresc...ts/vendors.pdf
Or over the phone with a credit card at 970-248-7310
Learn more here: http://www.state.co.us/searchandrescue/
Please note that if you have a valid hunting or fishing license, you are alread covered. Boat, snowmobile and ATV registrations, if up to date in your name would aslo put you under the coverage. Also, please note that Summit County does not usually charge for rescue operations. If there is a vehicle or property recovery, there may be charges or if funds are exhausted for a year. Of course, if non-Summit County resources were used, that's another matter too.
