AIARE 1 Avalanche Course: The Wasatch

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With the most stunning terrain in North America, the Wasatch offers a lifetime of lines to ski and snowboard. Join The Mountain Guides for your AIARE 1 Avalanche Course. This comprehensive course focuses on hazard evaluation, decision-making and companion rescue in avalanche terrain. Learn from our AMGA-trained and certified ski and splitboard guides. Discover techniques for evaluating hazard and managing risk when traveling through avalanche terrain. Mammut Avalanche Safety gear is available to demo during the course. These courses are for downhill skiers and boarders. All participants must travel on touring skis or splitboard during the course and be comfortable riding black diamond terrain at the resort or ungroomed backcountry snow on slopes up to 30 degrees (blue square). If you are new to touring or looking to polish your skills before your AIARE 1, check out our Backcountry Essentials course. All AIARE 1 courses at our Wasatch location utilize a hybrid learning model. You’ll receive access to an online learning module one week prior to course launch. Then you’ll meet with your instructor via an evening video chat session two days before the course starts. If the field days start Wednesday, you would meet with your instructor Monday evening to review the online learning, discuss the current avalanche hazard forecast and plan the tours for the field days. Anyone who travels in the backcountry needs to continue their education every year. An AIARE 1 or avalanche rescue course is a great place to start or review if you’re feeling rusty. An AIARE 2 course is best for skiers and snowboarders comfortable with their skills and looking for the next step. Along with our AIARE Courses, we offer a number of clinics and opportunities that get you into the mountains!