The Cold Weather /  Alpine operations Course trains law enforcement personnel  in the knowledge/skills required to successfully conduct small team operations in a cold, snow-covered environment. 
 
Emphasis is placed on the effects of cold on personnel and materiel, use of basic cold weather clothing and equipment, winter field craft, snowshoe/ski techniques and winter/cold regions navigation and route planning. 
 
Attendees will receive comprehensive instruction /training materials enabling them to implement basic cold weather and 
training programs within their units. 
 
Cold weather risk management procedures are stressed throughout the course of instruction. This course is both physically and mentally difficult with extremes of cold, wind and deep snow with extended periods of darkness and isolation.