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January 3, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - January 8, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

$520

Format:

Women’s Only

Two (2) evening Zoom sessions + Two (2) full-day field components

Student-to-instructor ratio: 4 to 1

Maximum class size: 8 participants

Date | Location:

Tuesday 1.3.23 & Thursday 1.5.23 | Online Classroom Session 6 – 10 PM MST | 8 Hours Total

Saturday 1.7.23 & Sunday 1.8.23 | Rattlesnake Wilderness, accessed from Montana Snowbowl | 8 AM – 4 PM MST | 16 Hours Total

Price: $520.00

Avalanche Level 1

The Avalanche Level 1 course curriculum is designed for current and aspiring backcountry travelers. This course focuses on developing a solid foundation in avalanche knowledge and backcountry travel skills. Following the American Avalanche Association (A3) guidelines, educators cover systematic approaches for sorting and prioritizing information in the complex decision-making environment in the backcountry. Forty percent of the course is classroom-based, and sixty percent is field-based. Participants complete two evening classroom sessions and spend two full days traveling in the backcountry focused on the following learning objectives.

This course focuses on the following:

Basic avalanche terminology
Recognizing avalanche terrain
Travel procedures in avalanche terrain
Formation of the mountain snowpack
How weather changes the snowpack
Human factors and how they can influence decision-making
Interpreting the avalanche forecast and advisory
Tour planning
Avalanche transceiver use and rescue skills
Field observations of terrain, snowpack, and weather
Use and interpretation of stability tests
Prioritizing information, working as a team, and minimizing possible human factor traps
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