George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund

As the snow starts falling in the mountains it becomes a difficult time of year for me as the mother of George Dirth who lost his life in an avalanche on New Years Eve in 2013. The 2013-14 season had 35 fatalities. The season of the covid shutdown had the highest ever fatalities at 37 due to unskilled people going into the backcountry.

The year after George's death I started a scholarship fund in his name to provide assistance for people who want to venture out in the backcountry but have not yet educated themselves as to the risks. This fund depends entirely on donations from backcountry users and providers who want to make the sport safer for all.

Help me help uneducated backcountry users get their AIARE level 1 education. All funds raised go to scholarships. All fundraising and operations are volunteer. Colorado Gives focuses their fundraising on Colorado based non-profits. Please consider donating here:

https://www.coloradogives.org/donate/George-Dirth-Memorial-Scholarship-Fund

Support George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund on ColoradoGives.org To honor George and to reduce the steadily growing avalanche fatality rate in Colorado to zero we will annually provide scholarships of up to $300 (based of course cost) for A3 approved Level 1 avalanche education courses including AIARE or any other A3 Level 1 avalanche...

Support The George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund on ColoradoGives.org My son was killed in an avalanche on New Years Eve of 2013.  The loss of a son or daughter is something you have to live with for the rest of your life.  As his mother, the only way I could deal with the loss was to create the George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund to help...

We only have 3 more days to help people get educated to be safe in the backcountry. Please consider donating because every little bit helps and we are almost $1000 shy of our goal for this year. Through helping people to get educated the life you save may be your own. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/23Mp7w7Tzc1Xm1Rz/

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Registration is open for the sickest backcountry ski and snowboard / avalanche rescue competition here in Summit County Colorado.

May 3rd we will gather to see who will ride the sickest line and see who is the fastest with their beacon, shovel and probe.

and will be there to capture all your butt checks and stomps and send you home with shots.

Limited spots available, register now by sending an email to [email protected] describing who you are and what you have to offer.

This event is supporting the George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund for AVI Level 1 education.

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Please join us tonight at 6pm for the best avalanche awareness class given. This is the first of the Friends of Berthoud Pass Avalanche Awareness Classes. Their series of classes for winter 2021-22 is being kicked off with the George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund fundraiser. This is an awesome review for those who haven’t been to a class in awhile and it is the jumping off point for beginning backcountry skiers/riders to get started with their backcountry avalanche education. To register go to: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZUud-6prDwpGNXG7DqnkIukcGOYRSRDkkp2%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0p7XsjvaE2R3Ufem_FImRp0KYkFiXv-Hdu60ZuF8CGJdHbh_1nT7mQ0js&h=AT3O-9UWNwV13xqbMNcQYCuQhmRnXLn8hFHjjQo9rOMYqRVIOqxAB_H-VxL2M_NKdISFaSlsoNeTr4VFJbK6bIyacoyEeteCiI3jGJZSNHV-iftdOnxkek3NzRr-In8WLV3hSjjNoAQegKIsjQ&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT3gDsQBl4FHfyrXg41WddMcm8PJSB-ICz2vumg9yjvIk9RI2Yg2cWR1wFe9MwnoJkOmYW6jJXYyxLVMiOIrcF334OzYvvGZWY_MhR5YpUDGuxm4YFs0xLCcfOAhZFRoRW7TUEzkRLB8DWLlEiVrCB0K
This fundraiser is to raise funds for the Scholarship Fund which sponsors backcountry users that are in Colorado and Utah where the fatalities are the highest. We have lots of cool stuff to raffle off. Please check out the raffle website where you can buy lots of tickets to support this good cause or just donate. To buy tickets go to: https://fbp.betterworld.org/his is the first of the Friends of Berthoud Pass Avalanche Awareness Classes. Their series of classes for winter 2021-22 is being kicked off with the George Dirth Memorial Scholarship Fund fundraiser. This is an awesome review for those who haven’t been to a class in awhile and it is the jumping off point for beginning backcountry skiers/riders to get started with their backcountry avalanche education. To register go to: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZUud-6prDwpGNXG7DqnkIukcGOYRSRDkkp2%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0p7XsjvaE2R3Ufem_FImRp0KYkFiXv-Hdu60ZuF8CGJdHbh_1nT7mQ0js&h=AT3O-9UWNwV13xqbMNcQYCuQhmRnXLn8hFHjjQo9rOMYqRVIOqxAB_H-VxL2M_NKdISFaSlsoNeTr4VFJbK6bIyacoyEeteCiI3jGJZSNHV-iftdOnxkek3NzRr-In8WLV3hSjjNoAQegKIsjQ&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT3gDsQBl4FHfyrXg41WddMcm8PJSB-ICz2vumg9yjvIk9RI2Yg2cWR1wFe9MwnoJkOmYW6jJXYyxLVMiOIrcF334OzYvvGZWY_MhR5YpUDGuxm4YFs0xLCcfOAhZFRoRW7TUEzkRLB8DWLlEiVrCB0K
This fundraiser is to raise funds for the Scholarship Fund which sponsors backcountry users that are in Colorado and Utah where the fatalities are the highest. We have lots of cool stuff to raffle off. Please check out the raffle website where you can buy lots of tickets to support this good cause or just donate. To buy tickets go to: https://fbp.betterworld.org/

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: FOBP Avalanche Awareness Class, George Dirth Memorial AIARE Scholarship Fundraiser. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. This class will cover topics such as identifying hazards, observing weather, terrain and snowfall, and self-rescue. This class is a perfect introduction for novices and a great early season refresher for more experienced backcountry travelers. This event is a fundraiser for the George Dirth Memorial...