Weather plays a big part when hiking or backpacking. How do you decide if you should seek shelter or continue on? This class will be taught by meteorologist Frank Waugh and it will teach how to understand the weather, how to prepare, and how to respond.
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Have you been out hiking and caught by a surprise afternoon thunderstorm? How do you decide if you should seek shelter or continue on? Does the lightning crouch really lessen your chances of being hit? Join us September 18th at 6:00pm to learn key information to understanding the weather around you in the mountains, how to prepare and how to respond. We'll be covering:
- Identifying Cloud types and what they indicate
- Flash Floods
- Lightning
- Barometric Pressure (What is your watch trying to alert you to?)
- Temperature at Altitude
- Wind
- Flash Floods
- Lightning
- Barometric Pressure (What is your watch trying to alert you to?)
- Temperature at Altitude
- Wind
This is a FREE class! It will run for about an hour. We ask that if you plan on attending the event, register for the class by messaging us, calling at 316-358-7735, or stopping by! This is a BYOC (Bring your own chair) event, we will have extremely limited seating available.
