1. Snowfighter Training Resources: Where to turn for help! Presented by Bruce W. Drewes Training Specialist Idaho Transportation Department

2. Idaho Terrain High Mountains Rolling Prairies Deep River Canyons Deserts Highest Point 3,800 m.(12,662 ft.), Lowest is 220 m.(738 ft.)

3. Winter Extremes

4. Weather Extremes

5. ICE BREAKER Snowplow Operators Mangers of snowplow operations Trainers that work with Maintenance operations

6. ICE BREAKER Know what the terms Anti-Icing and RWIS mean. Currently use liquids for Anti-Icing Currently use RWIS in concert with Anti-icing Currently an operator using liquids and Anti-Icing

7. AASHTO’s CD-I Snow and Ice course Work Zone Traffic Control

8. Current Courses AASHTO’s Anti-Icing and Road Weather Information Systems course Idaho’s Snow and Ice course

9. AASHTO’s Anti-Icing and Road Weather Information Systems Course Pooled Fund Project 27 Lead State ($30,000) APWA Generic status ($5,000) Contract signed Mid March Project Completion August 2002

10. Idaho’s Snow and Ice course Currently Complete Was developed to meet Idaho’s need for snowplow operators. Is available through most LTAP center or DOTs

11. Why Computer Based Training? On Demand. Just in Time. Self Paced.

12. Equipment Requirements Minimum of a 200 MHZ computer Audio Card Windows format

13. Demonstration

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15. Thank You