Learn new skills and techniques to take you higher, faster, more responsibly

Learn how to use a repeatable process to plan trips and contribute to a team managing its own risk in avalanche terrain.

2 days in the field

Spend an entire day learning and practicing avalanche companion rescue techniques ranging from the basics to complex techniques including resource management.

1 day in the field

Learn trip planning techniques and how to use your equipment more efficiently to make the most of your backcountry ski and splitboarding adventures. This program strives for equal parts learning and skiing/riding.

1 full day in the field

A one-day course designed to be a check-in after your AIARE 1 to ensure that your habits are on point.

1 day in the field

The AIARE 2 course is the most advanced recreational avalanche training available. This course is designed to take you from being a contributing member to a team traveling in avalanche terrain to a leader and facilitator.

2 days in the field

Through thoughtful layering of skills and realistic practice, we will learn a systematic way to approach any wilderness emergency.

1 full day in the field, with online learning

Work with us to create a syllabus covering whatever you'd like to learn — the options are limitless but some examples are technical systems, aid climbing, quick descent techniques, and simulclimbing.

1 full day in the field, half-day available

Two-day course training educators to teach Leave No Trace skills, ethics, field techniques, and instructional methods.

2 days, 1 night in the wilderness

Take our Leave No Trace Skills course to improve your understanding of Leave No Trace wilderness ethics through teaching and practical application.

2 days, 1 night in the wilderness