Skiing Ability: (Level)
 
or snowshoes
Ski Technical Difficulty:
Mountain Skill Rating:
Physical Condition:
Includes:
Course handout material and the use of avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel.
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Avalanche Skills Tour 1 Day
This day completes the AIARE Level 1 cirriculum. It is designed for students who have completed their first 2 days of the course, have taken a previous AIARE 2-day or 2.5-day course or who would like to participate in a field refresher and pickup the most current information as it is constantly evolving.
An AIARE Avalanche Level 1 Certificate will be awarded on completion, or a previously issued 2-day certificate will be upgraded to a 3-day.
Cost: $165
Dates:
The Avalanche Skills Tour begins with a short indoor lesson, then a longer travel day in the field. Classroom session will include:
- Interpret the Avalanche Forecast
- Map reading lesson
- Group member assessment
- Create a tour plan
- Review observations checklist
- Personal/Group gear check
- Safety plan review
Field Session will include:
- Terrain travel, group management
- Observations and information gathering
- Terrain identification and utilization
- Hazard recognition
- Travel techniques
- Spontaneous tests
- Bonding tests
- Enroute decision making
- Complete rescue practice including multi-burial
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 Equipment List
Logistics
 Avalanche Forecast
 Weather Forecast
 Road Conditions
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