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Snowplow sled.—This two-ski rescue sled needs only one brace and fewer cords. No "emergency" equipment at all is needed if the skis, poles, pack frame, and boot laces of the injured man are used in its construction. If no Bergans-type pack frame is available, one wooden brace must be secured. The wedge shape of this sled, however, makes it the hardest type to pull—an asset on steep descents or icy slopes, but a serious drawback elsewhere. The skis are placed in a snowplow position, points together and bindings 18 inches apart. The handle of one ski pole is run through the basket of the other so that the poles are united at the baskets. The points of the skis are fitted into the webs of the baskets and one pole is placed on top of each ski so that the handles lie between the toe irons. Now a cord (a rawhide boot lace is excellent) is tied around each ski pole about 6 inches in front of each toe iron. The thongs must be tied with a clove hitch because other knots will not hold. The knot is tied in the middle of the thong leaving two long ends. These ends are passed through the toe-strap holes in the toe irons, pulled very tight and their ends tied together |
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