This is an opportunity to get your hands in the snow and gain familiarity with essential concepts and practices for travel in avalanche-prone terrain. With an evening classroom session and eight-hour weekend field day this course offers 11 hours of instruction time.
The course will include avalanche terminology, identifying avalanche hazards and terrain, snowpack and weather factors, trip planning and preparation, simple decision-making tools, backcountry travel protocols and companion rescue techniques including the use of avalanche transceivers, shovels and probes will be covered.
A fully operational modern avalanche transceiver (457kHz), an avalanche shovel (no plastic blades) and an avalanche probe are required. Also, you must have your own registered snowmobile/snowbike that is in good working condition.
