AIARE 2 - Level 2 Avalanche Training

The AIARE 2 provides backcountry travelers an opportunity to advance their decision making skills in more complicated situations such as being a leader within a small travel group, traveling in more complicated terrain, and/or developing a travel plan where resources are scarce.

The AIARE 2 builds on the introductory avalanche hazard management model introduced in the AIARE 1 and adds to it the evaluation of critical hazard assessment factors. Students will describe and discuss weather, snowpack and avalanche processes, and identify how these processes relate to observations and travel within avalanche terrain.

We currently have just one public AIARE 2 programs scheduled for the 2024-2025 season, however, we have some flexibility in March and April. If you're looking for an AIARE 2 on Mt. Hood and can wrangle a crew together, please reach out and we can schedule one for when the snowpack is at it's fattest.