Advanced Rider Mentorship: January 6-7th, 2024

Avy 1.5 - 2.5

*FULL.

• Intended for riders who have skill and experience riding steeper slopes in good snow and low angle slopes in challenging snow conditions. Riders taking this course will likely verge on expert with their in bounds riding.

• Bring a partner or come as you are —get repetition speaking your observations aloud, and begin to untangle implication from extrapolation. This program aims to add context to the information you learned in your avalanche coursework (Content will be applicable for Avalanche 1 and 2 graduates, or for folks seeking to pursue PRO 1 level education).

• Additional Prerequisites: Ability to ride powder, and ungroomed terrain confidently and in control. At least 1 season of touring (10+ days) on your personal gear.

Intermediate Rider Mentorship: February 3-4th, 2024

Avy 1.5

*FULL

• Intended for riders who are still finding their confidence riding backcountry snow conditions but have a strong in-bounds riding capacity. Some time will be given to providing tips & tricks for more efficient transition times and skinning techniques.

• The aim of the course is to bring a sense of ‘when’ and ‘how’ to apply the information you learned in an avalanche 1 course (Content will be applicable for Avalanche 1 and 2 graduates).

• Additional Prerequisites: Ability to ride powder, and ungroomed terrain in control. 5 days of backcountry experience. New personal gear is OK.

Beginner Backcountry: March 2nd-3rd, 2024

Avy 0.5 - 1.5

*1 spot remaining

• Intended for anyone just starting out with, or getting ‘back’ into, backcountry skiing.

• You may be brand new to the backcountry with only a day or two of walking around on skis under your belt. You may have taken an Avalanche Course, and perhaps that was the only time you used touring gear. Or perhaps you were into backcountry skiing a while ago and you are just getting back into it.

  Time will be spent going over the basics of backcountry ski touring in addition to two mostly guided tours that allow for questions and leadership opportunites if participants so desire. Up to down transitions, gear management, setting a skintrack, efficient kick-turns, interpreting the forecast, and map reading are all part of this program.

• In addition to application based, and present-conditions-dictated avalanche instruction.

• Additional Prerequisites: AIARE 1 or equivalent not required, Little to no backcountry experience OR an extended hiatus from backcountry riding.

Program Cost is $500-$700 sliding scale.

Cost includes: High quality instruction from an avalanche course leader and AMGA assistant ski guide with a decade of experience guiding in the mountains, 2 full days of ski touring with personalized feedback, conditions-based avalanche mentorship, and multiple guided objectives.

Cost does NOT include: Gear, transportation, food, or lodging.

If cost is a barrier to your participation in this program, please reach out. The intention of this program is to provide accessible mentorship to help build a community of more mindful backcountry travelers. If you resonate with this mission, and cannot afford the program cost, please send me an email to see if we can work something out.