Three-Day Intro to Managing Avalanche Hazard
Learn. Practice. Stay Alive.
Traveling in the backcountry requires a solid understanding of avalanche risk and the knowledge to mitigate these risks through appropriate terrain assessment and decision making. Colorado is home to one of the most complex snowpacks in the entire world, and people come from all across the globe to study the snowpack here. Our local team of AIARE-certified leaders and instructors have an intimate relationship with the local terrain and snowpack conditions where we operate & will teach you how to recognize, manage, and minimize these hazards, and to reduce risks. Avalanche Safety education is the core of our winter operations and we are pleased to offer education in six Colorado Counties, including ski resort-based and hut-based courses.
Our Resort Based Lift-Accessed AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course will be operated out of the Winter Park Ski Resort and is a traditional in-person classroom format that combines pre-course e-learning, classroom, and field instruction to introduce participants to the hazards of traveling in avalanche terrain. All of our Level 1 courses will include 24 hours of coursework at a minimum, and two days on snow.
As an Ortovox Safety Academy partner, our AIARE courses include the complimentary use of Ortovox avalanche safety equipment like their Diract Voice beacon, a shovel like their Beast, an ALU probe, and an Ortovox backpack designed to hold them for easy access.
We make sure that you get the education that you need, and we don’t cut corners in delivering the best training to maximize your benefit!
Winter Park Resort, Grand County, CO
We have partnered with Winter Park Ski Resort to offer lift-accessed AIARE 1 courses! These courses will follow our 3-day format like other courses. The field days will be based out of the resort where the team will use lifts to access terrain not usually open to the general public to meet the learning objectives of this course. These courses will still have touring components outside of the resort boundaries, and so touring gear is still required. A lift pass is needed and is not included.
Winter 2026 WP Course Dates
January 16th-18th
February 20th-22nd
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