Level 1 Avalanche Course with Wilderness Pursuits (FULL! Register for the next Avy Course 1/30-31)
This course is offered in conjunction with Crested Butte Mtn. Guides- NOT FOR CREDIT $175
The Level I Avalanche Safety Course introduces you to avalanche hazards. You will learn the basics of how to recognize these hazards, how to manage them, how to minimize them, and finally how to respond in case of an emergency.
We spend the course building up to a decision making process to help you decide where, how, and when to travel.
Students will come away from the course with the following information:
You can expect to gain an understanding of safe travel in a winter environment, what sorts of hazards to watch for and the various pressures that weigh on the decision making process.
We spend the course building up to a decision making process to help you decide where, how, and when to travel.
Students will come away from the course with the following information:
- How to prepare and plan for a tour,
- How to analyze an avalanche forecast,
- How to identify avalanche terrain & avalanche types
- How to recognize hazardous conditions,
- Basic snowpack understanding,
- Basics of route selection/terrain features,
- Basic tests techniques and interpretation,
- Educated decision making,
- Basic rescue techniques,
- Group management.
You can expect to gain an understanding of safe travel in a winter environment, what sorts of hazards to watch for and the various pressures that weigh on the decision making process.
