AST1 Mt. Washington
$250.00 / person
(at 8:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
The Avalanche Skills Training One is an introductory avalanche course designed for individuals with little to no avalanche related experience. Students will learn to recognize avalanche terrain, gain the skills to initiate and manage a self rescue, have a basic understanding of how weather contributes to avalanche hazard, be able to understand and interpret avalanche bulletins and the hazard scale, be able to interpret and utilize the Avaluator card and learn basic analysis of layers in the snowpack. This is a two day course with one evening session.
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AST1 Mt. Cain
$260.00 / person
(at 8:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
The Avalanche Skills Training One is an introductory avalanche course designed for individuals with little to no avalanche related experience. Students will learn to recognize avalanche terrain, gain the skills to initiate and manage a self rescue, have a basic understanding of how weather contributes to avalanche hazard, be able to understand and interpret avalanche bulletins and the hazard scale, be able to interpret and utilize the Avaluator card and learn basic analysis of layers in the snowpack. This is a two day course with one evening session.
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AST2 Mount Washington
$495.00 / person
(at 6:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
The Avalanche Skills Training two is an advanced avalanche course which takes a closer look at how avalanches form and how to manage more complex terrain. We delve deeper into the snow pack and learn how to apply different tests to help gain an understanding of snow stability and strength. Transceiver training moves into the realm of multiple beacon searches and how to solve these sometimes complex searches. The AST1 or equivalent training or experience are required as a prerequisite for this course. Participants should be intermediate skiers as there are usually many ascents and descents. This is a four day course with two evening sessions.
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AST2 Mount Cain
$495.00 / person
(at 6:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
The Avalanche Skills Training two is an advanced avalanche course which takes a closer look at how avalanches form and how to manage more complex terrain. We delve deeper into the snow pack and learn how to apply different tests to help gain an understanding of snow stability and strength. Transceiver training moves into the realm of multiple beacon searches and how to solve these sometimes complex searches. The AST1 or equivalent training or experience are required as a prerequisite for this course. Participants should be intermediate skiers as there are usually many ascents and descents. This is a four day course with two evening sessions.
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AST1 For Sledders
$295.00 / person
(at 8:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
This is the Avalanche Skills Training One with the curriculum modified to aim straight at snowmobilers and their specific approach to experiencing the mountains in winter. The course is taught by a very experienced avalanche forecaster who is also a sledder and who specializes in avalanche education for sledders. The Avalanche Skills Training One is an introductory avalanche course designed for individuals with little to no formal avalanche training. Students will learn to recognize avalanche terrain, gain the skills to initiate and manage a self rescue, have a basic understanding of how weather contributes to avalanche hazard, be able to understand and interpret avalanche bulletins and the hazard scale, be able to interpret and utilize the Avaluator card and learn basic analysis of layers in the snowpack. This is a two day course with one evening session. Location TBA based on conditions but likely the Mount Washington area.
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Lodge Based Sledder AST2 at Brohm Ridge
$600.00 / person
(at 5:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
This is a rare AST2 designed specifically for sledders and taught by Canada's busiest Sledding AST instructor Niko Weis. The Avalanche Skills Training two is an advanced avalanche course which takes a closer look at how avalanches form and how to manage more complex terrain. We delve deeper into the snow pack and learn how to apply different tests to help gain an understanding of snow stability and strength. Transceiver training moves into the realm of multiple searches and how to solve these sometimes complex searches. The AST1 or equivalent training or experience are required as a prerequisite for this course. This is a four day course with two evening sessions.
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AST 1 for Snowmobiles Sunshine Coast
$260.00 / person
(at 6:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
This is the Avalanche Skills Training One with the curriculum modified to aim straight at snowmobilers and their specific approach to experiencing the mountains in winter. The course is taught by a very experienced avalanche forecaster who is also a sledder and who specializes in avalanche education for sledders. The Avalanche Skills Training One is an introductory avalanche course designed for individuals with little to no formal avalanche training. Students will learn to recognize avalanche terrain, gain the skills to initiate and manage a self-rescue, have a basic understanding of how weather contributes to avalanche hazard, be able to understand and interpret avalanche bulletins and the hazard scale, be able to interpret and utilize the Avaluator card and learn basic analysis of layers in the snowpack. This is a two day course with one evening session. Location TBA based on conditions but likely the Grey Creek area.
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AST1 Sunshine Coast - Hut Based
$290.00 / person
(at 8:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
The Avalanche Skills Training One is an introductory avalanche course designed for individuals with little to no avalanche related experience. Students will learn to recognize avalanche terrain, gain the skills to initiate and manage a self rescue, have a basic understanding of how weather contributes to avalanche hazard, be able to understand and interpret avalanche bulletins and the hazard scale, be able to interpret and utilize the Avaluator card and learn basic analysis of layers in the snowpack.
This is an overnight course up in the Tetrahedron Provincial Park utilizing the Bachelor Lake Cabin. We have chosen Bachelor Lake because it is close to the parking lot and has some good terrain for this course. The course is going to be held from Friday January 18th to Sunday January 20th. Friday the 18th will be a 3-4 hour evening session before going to the cabin for the following two days. Participants will need to have Backcountry skis or a snowboard for this course. Participants must be in good physical condition and skiing/snowboarding experience is required.
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Life After AST
$150.00 / person
(at 4:1 ratio)
- STRENUOUSNESS
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
For many people making the step from their avalanche skills training to actually getting out touring in the back country is a bit daunting. This course is designed just for that. The idea was actually developed by some of our students and the results have been spectacular. Spend a day with a super experienced ski guide as they facilitate a trip planning session followed by a full day of touring in avalanche terrain and a structured debrief to end the day. Students will gain the confidence to plan and execute their own trips as well as a ton of local knowledge about their touring destinations.
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