Avalanche Safety Courses
These level I avalanche classes follow the AIARE curriculum for Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain
The level one is a 3 day/24 hour introduction to avalanche hazard management. The course is expected to:
- Provide a basic understanding of avalanches
- Describe a framework for decision making and risk management in avalanche terrain
- Focus on identifying the right questions, rather than on providing “answers.”
- Give lessons and exercises that are practically oriented, useful, and applicable in the field.
Students can expect to develop a good grounding in how to prepare for and carry out a trip, to understand basic decision making while in the field, and to learn rescue techniques required to find and dig up a buried person (if an avalanche occurs and someone in the party is caught).
All courses begin Thursday night in Leadville with a lecture, followed by a Friday morning lecture. We will then travel into the backcountry for two nights at the Sangree Froelicher hut.
All participants should be comfortable on backcountry touring gear, either touring skis with skins, splitboard with skins or snowshoes. Advanced Level 1 students must have completed Level 1 or the equivalent.
Avalanche courses are offered through Aspen Alpine Guides and hosted by 10th Mountain Division Hut Association. Classes are limited in size and fill quickly. To register, contact Scott Messina at 970-925-4554 or email scott.messina@comcast.net.
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Dates for winter 2008-2009 avalanche courses are as follows:
Level 1 Avalanche Course at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights)
December 5-7, 2008 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday)
Price: $325 per person More Information
Level 1 Avalanche Course
at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights)
December 19-21, 2008 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday)
Price: $325 per person More
Information
Level 1 Avalanche Course
at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights) FULL
January 9-11, 2009 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday)
Price: $325 per person More
Information
Level 1 Avalanche Course
at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights) FULL
January 30-Feb 1st, 2009 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday)
Price: $325 per person More
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Advanced Level 1/Practical Avalanche Course at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights) FULL
February 20 -22, 2009 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday)
Price: $325 per person More Information
Other Avalanche Courses
In addition to the 10th Mountain
sponsored avalanche workshops listed above, avalanche education
is available through private guide services, community colleges,
and other groups. Some courses are mulit-day events, often based
out of a hut, while other programs are classroom based or involve
a day field trip. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center
offers a thorough list of avalanche education providers on the
education page of the CAIC website (http://geosurvey.state.co.us/avalanche/Education.html).
If you know of other courses or workshops
that may be of interest to our hut user, please contact 10th
Mountain.