Five Day Backcountry Avalanche - Avalanche Skills Course 2

This amazing comprehensive, hands-on course is aimed at recreational skiers/riders looking to gain in-depth knowledge for safe backcountry touring. Day One you focus on riding skills to improve your own backcountry ski/board experience and will provide you with the skills to really make the most of your backcountry time during Days 2 to 5 and beyond.

Days 2 to 5 includes a comprehensive backcountry avalanche skills course with a mix of field time and lectures. During this four day Mountain Safety Council-accredited Backcountry Avalanche (ASC2) course you'll learn to:

- understand the characteristics of avalanches and how to identify them
- analyse the snowpack, study snow profiles and practise snow tests to really understand snow conditions
- assess slope stability, terrain analysis & route finding out on the slopes
- choose safe routes and travel safely in avalanche terrain
tour to different locations to put into practise what has been learnt.

Full details: https://brokenriver.co.nz/courses/avalanche-courses/
To book: email bWFya2V0aW5nIHwgYnJva2Vucml2ZXIgISBjbyAhIG56

You may also like the following events from Broken River Ski Area:

• This September, 4th September, 09:00 am, Avalanche Skills Course 1 - September course in Darfield

Also check out other Workshops in Darfield, Trips & Adventurous Activities in Darfield.