Meeker

“I Ride with James” benefit

More than 30 participants turned out this past weekend for a two-day avalanche course. Search and rescue coordinator, Sergeant Travis Mobley of the sheriff’s department, organized the course. The course concluded with hands-on training at Lost Creek on the White River. Well-known avalanche course instructor Mike Duffy, along with Beaver Creek ski patroller Doug Schofield, offered their expertise and instruction for the course. The demand for winter search and rescue in Colorado has greatly increased…