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Avalanche Level 1 | Lost Trail Backcountry | Full
February 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - February 12, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
$520
Format:
Two (2) evening Zoom sessions + Two (2) full-day field components
Student-to-instructor ratio: 4 to 1
Maximum class size: 12 participants
Date | Location:
Tuesday 2.7.23 & Thursday 2.9.23 | Online Classroom Session 6 – 10 PM MST | 8 Hours Total
Saturday 2.11.23 & Sunday 2.12.23 | Lost Trail backcountry, accessed from Lost Trail Powder Mountain | 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
- Next steps
Course includes:
- Professional instruction
- Course workbooks
- Online classroom and field instruction
- Lift tickets for courses operating out of a ski area
Participants provide:
- Transportation to and from each field section
- Personal gear
- Avalanche rescue gear
- Food & water
Course Registration:
Sorry, this course is full. Please visit the education page for upcoming events and course offerings.
