LEVEL 1 AVALANCHE TRAINING

From $540.00

We’ve partnered with the American Avalanche Institute to offer Avalanhe Level 1 Certificate

Category

Skiing
Activities

Backcountry Skiing
Max Group Size

4 Persons
Destination

Utah
Trip Duration

N/A

Trip code WT-CODE 5888

Guide Ratio: 4:1 Duration: 2 Days Price from: $1,025 Calendar: Dec - Mar

LEVEL 1 AVALANCHE TRAINING OVERVIEW

The course and instruction is led by Wasatch Mountain Guide Instructors. You’ll complete self-paced online learning plus two field days in the backcountry of the Wasatch Mountains.

You will gain avalanche knowledge and skills. The online course is made up of videos, a workbook and an online study guide. After passing all sections within the online course, you’ll spend 2 days in the field. During the field days, you’ll sort and prioritize information in the complex environment of the backcountry.

Level 1 Avalanche Training Logistics

FIELD DAYS AVALANCHE TRAINING

The online course will introduce you to avalanche concepts including avalanche terminology, recognizing avalanche terrain, travel procedures in avalanche terrain, formation of the mountain snowpack, how weather changes the snowpack, human factors, interpreting the avalanche forecast bulletin, planning, rescue skills, field observations of terrain, snowpack, and weather, stability testing and more.

The field days will be full 8-hour days based in Big or Little Cottonwood Canyon, and will cover:

Terrain Assessment
Safe Travel
Snowpack and Weather
Tour Planning
Field Ops
Stability Test Use
Interpretation Rescue (including beacon search, probing techniques, and strategic shoveling).

ONLINE COURSE AVALANCHE TRAINING

The second part of the Avalanche Level 1 Training Course is spent applying your knowledge in the backcountry over two full days. This offer includes four available dates (see below). However, if you’d like to book a separate days, please CONTACT US as we offer custom date packages. Note: the discounted rate only applies to the below dates.

Level 1 Avalanche Training Includes:

24 hrs. of Instruction (2 field days + evening virtual meeting + Self-paced online learning course)
The online portion of this course was produced and developed by the American Avalanche Institute and is focused on the Backcountry Avalanche Checklist. This is a systemic approach to decision making in the complex backcountry environment.
The online course can be done at your own pace and is rich with informative videos and discussions. Each section has a quiz that must be completed in order to continue. The quizzes can be reviewed, complete with explanations on the correct answers.
There is a workbook that goes along with the online course, which dives even deeper into the learning. Conveniently there are also note outlines to assist with your studies.