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Mountain Trip's Avalanche Rescue Course focuses on the latest companion rescue tools and techniques, and the steps to take if someone in your party is caught in an avalanche. It is a one-day, stand-alone course recommended for anyone venturing into backcountry avalanche terrain.
Mountain Trip's Avalanche Rescue Course focuses on the latest companion rescue tools and techniques, and the steps to take if someone in your party is caught in an avalanche. It is a one-day, stand-alone course recommended for anyone venturing into backcountry avalanche terrain.
Mountain Trip's Avalanche Rescue Course focuses on the latest companion rescue tools and techniques, and the steps to take if someone in your party is caught in an avalanche. It is a one-day, stand-alone course recommended for anyone venturing into backcountry avalanche terrain.
Mountain Trip's Avalanche Rescue Course focuses on the latest companion rescue tools and techniques, and the steps to take if someone in your party is caught in an avalanche. It is a one-day, stand-alone course recommended for anyone venturing into backcountry avalanche terrain.
Mountain Trip's Level 2 Avalanche Course is a four-day course designed for advanced backcountry skiers and riders with a minimum of two full seasons of touring experience. Meticulously refined based upon feedback from previous course graduates, this capstone experience represents the pinnacle of training for recreationalists in the United States. Students are required to have completed a Level 1 and Avalance Rescue course prior to enrollment.
Mountain Trip's Level 2 Avalanche Course is a four-day course designed for advanced backcountry skiers and riders with a minimum of two full seasons of touring experience. Meticulously refined based upon feedback from previous course graduates, this capstone experience represents the pinnacle of training for recreationalists in the United States. Students are required to have completed a Level 1 and Avalance Rescue course prior to enrollment.
This course is designed for avalanche workers early in their careers, or for experienced workers wanting to stay current with industry standards. The focus of this course is to prepare students to be contributing members of a risk management team by developing observational skills, as well as communication and rescue skills. During this course, we will focus on developing systems for planning and executing a route, as well as for evaluating snow stability. The goal of this course is to help students become skilled observers who will contribute to a professional team.
This course is designed for Professional Ski Patrollers, Search and Rescue Team members, Law Enforcement/EMS/Fire and Mountain Guides. The rescue-driven curriculum builds on the basic skill set introduced in Level 1 & 2 avalanche courses. The majority of this syllabus will focus on the management of both large and small scale organized rescue from the initial deployment of rapid response teams to multi-day, multi-agency operation logistics. The components of this course include self-paced online learning, online conference calls, and field sessions.
This course is the highest level of formal avalanche training in the U.S.. The course is designed for avalanche workers moving into leadership roles within their operations or for experienced workers who desire to continue to develop their risk management leadership skills. The course progresses beyond hazard analysis and moves into avalanche forecasting for different avalanche problems, snow climates and operations. The course will advance the skills for both mitigation-based and avoidance-based avalanche professionals. The tools taught and practiced will apply equally well for ski patrollers, guides, outdoor educators, public avalanche forecasters, and highway program personnel. The course will also address the distinctions between “mitigators” and guides and add tools for both sets to use. Approximately half of the course is classroom based and half is field based. We will travel in the backcountry, in and around avalanche terrain.
This course is designed for avalanche workers early in their careers, or for experienced workers wanting to stay current with industry standards. The focus of this course is to prepare students to be contributing members of a risk management team by developing observational skills, as well as communication and rescue skills. During this course, we will focus on developing systems for planning and executing a route, as well as for evaluating snow stability. The goal of this course is to help students become skilled observers who will contribute to a professional team.