Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email. Full course details will be emailed to all participants 2 weeks before the start of the course. We require a minimum of 4 participants to run the course. If less than 4 are registered, you will have the option to attend a different day or receive a full refund. We will keep you informed on participant numbers to allow ample time for planning.

A great course for folks who would like to learn or refresh avalanche rescue skills.  The structured rescue scenarios provide guided learning opportunities for folks of all experience levels. Individual and group techniques will be covered.  Essential for anybody that travels in the backcountry or rides in-bounds gated terrain.

This course is a pre-req for the  AIARE Rec L2

AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course Goals

●  Train backcountry travelers in Avalanche Rescue skills

●  Increase participant likelihood of survival in an avalanche

●  Emphasize that education and avoiding getting caught in an avalanche is the best plan; rescue is a backup in case everything goes wrong.

●  Provide skills and practice methods to be proficient at the Avalanche Rescue standard

●  Promote a culture of routine avalanche rescue practice and attendance of an Avalanche Rescue course every two years 

Topics covered in this course:

Rescue

• Companion rescue including scene size up, organization, beacon use, probing, stategic shoveling techniques

• Student led group rescue scenarios

• Recovery of victims not wearing beacons

• Common mistakes in avalanche rescue

• Single and multiple beacon search techniques

• Role of first aid and emergency response in real avalanche rescues

Taking an avalanche course does not guarantee your safety in avalanche terrain.  It will help you to understand the subtleties of the many factors required for consideration to make safe decisions.