AIARE 2 Avalanche Course: Rocky Mountain National Park

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Rocky Mountain National Park
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  • Multiple people hiking up in snow
  • Team shoveled snow
  • Team huddles in avalanche course
  • Person packing down snow in avalanche course
  • People listening to avalanche course
  • Team shoveling snow in avalanche course
  • Team studying terrain
  • Team following instructions
  • Team climbing in avalanche course

Overview

With the most stunning terrain in North America, Rocky Mountain National Park offers a lifetime of opportunities to ski and snowboard. Learning to negotiate the backcountry takes years of practice. An AIARE 2 Avalanche Course with The Mountain Guides Colorado can jump start your learning. We designed our avalanche courses to give you tools to make real decisions in avalanche terrain. Who Should Take this Course The AIARE 2 is a Hybrid 1 evening online/2 field day course for those who have taken an AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue and have had at least a year of backcountry travel experience. The AIARE 2 provides backcountry leaders the opportunity to advance their avalanche knowledge and decision making skills. Student Learning Outcomes Differentiate where specific avalanche hazards exist within the landscape and identify avalanche terrain where consequences may be more severe. Use and interpret weather, snow, and avalanche observations to locate appropriate terrain prior to entering and while in the field. Demonstrate leadership skills within a small team that include facilitating small group discussion, promoting appropriate terrain selection, and utilizing simple risk management strategies. Implement a basic forecasting framework that can be used in conjunction with and in the absences of local supporting avalanche information. Prerequisites Participants must have the ability to travel in avalanche terrain. An AIARE 1 Course (strongly recommended) or equivalent Level 1 training is required. A winter of practical experience after the Level 1 course is highly recommended before taking the AIARE 2 course. AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course.

All AIARE 2 courses at our Colorado branch utilize a hybrid learning model. The course starts as soon as you enroll with an online learning module. Then you’ll meet with your instructor via an evening video chat session two days before the course starts. If the field days start Saturday, you would meet with your instructor Thursday evening to review the online learning, discuss the current avalanche hazard forecast and plan the tours for the field days.

All participants must complete an AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue prior to taking this course.

Day -1 – Virtual Classroom – Zoom-enabled Device Required

5:30 – 6:30 Introduction

6:30 – 7:30 Avalanche Problems

7:30 – 8:30 Season History

Day 2 – Meet at Field Venue

8:30 – 3:30 Targeted Observations, Avalanche Problems, Extended Column, Propagation Saw Test

3:30 – 4:30 Learning Debrief

Day 3 – Meet at Field Venue

8:30 – 3:30 Ride Safely (Tour)

3:30 – 4:00 Debrief

4:00 – 4:30 Course Close

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$695

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