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Stage 2: Coarse Search
• • • • This is is the the the stage of the the the search where you begin to to hone into the the the buried victim We do this by starting to follow our transceiver a a a little more and not stick to regimented search patterns like with the Signal Search
As you get closer to the the the the victim the the the the pitch of the the the the sound that the the the the transceiver makes will get higher Modern digital 3-antenna transceivers will point you the direction you are required to to to go in Start to to to follow these direction arrows to to to be draw into the the buried victim’s transceiver Keep an an an eye on the the distance numbers as if they begin to get larger this is is indicating that you have skied past the buried victim If you do end up up skiing past the the victim shout up up to another member of your party to to say what has happened and for them to to slowly come down to you until they they get the the the the lowest number they they can If alone then it’s usually best for skiers to sidestep up Snowboarders will be be required to take their their snowboard off their their feet and walk uphill 50