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AIARE L1 - State - 2027

Avalanche Education Course

AIARE L1

Special Offer: AIARE L1 Course at the Broom Hut at Berthod Pass.

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Ashley Kramer
Ashley Kramer
Leader

Special Offer: AIARE Level 1 at the Broom Hut

This 3-day AIARE course will take place entirely at the Broom Hut [MORE INFORMATION]. Expect to meet at CMC on Friday morning to meet with your instructor carpool to the hut trailhead. Stay at the hut Wednesday through Friday morning, learning alongside your instructor in the verry terrain you are learning about! Depart Friday morning ready for your next adventure. 

  • Overnight stay included in your course tuition
  • Food and equipment separate - course instructor will email carpooling, meal sharing, and equipment requirements prior to the trip. 
  • All participants must sign the 10th Mountain Division Waiver
  • All participants agree to follow the hut rules and maintain a clean and respectful environment. 

  • Cancellations & Rescheduling - Due to the increased demand for this course, cancelations made after January 13 will receive a 60% refund.

This 3-day course designed to give you a proven approach in planning, executing and evaluating your backcountry ski, snowshoe, mountaineering and other snow adventures involving avalanche terrain.  You will learn about and practice the AIARE Decision Making Process in managing your risk in avalanche terrain. Topics include building trip catalogs, tracking the season, observing and understanding the changes in the snowpack, recognizing avalanche terrain and travel options, improving your situational awareness while in the field, and evaluating the day's decisions when finished.  Tools and resources such as noaa.gov, mountain-forecast.com the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, (CAIC), Snotel, GAIA, Caltopo -the list is long - will become part of your toolbox as you plan and execute your trips. If you are a BC skier, a winter and snow mountaineer, snowshoer, cross-country tourer traveling in avalanche terrain, this course will be a benefit to you.

Who Should Take this Course AIARE L1 is for anyone, regardless of their mode of travel - skis, snowshoes, split-board - who wants to recreate near or in avalanche terrain. There are no pre-requisites for this course.  

  • All participants will receive an AIARE Certificate of Completion, the AIARE Field Book and student manual.

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Course Requirements

This course has no scheduled activities.

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Required Equipment
  • Bundle up folks! Field days will commence even during very cold and snowy weather. In Colorado that means layers and back-ups. Hand and toe warmers. Extra gloves are a good idea. Make sure your boots fit!!
  • Helmet for skiers and split boarders
  • Ski goggles and sunglasses.
  • Approved Modes of Travel: AT Skis, Tele skis, split boards, snowshoes.
  • Food/Drink for the day, consider hot drink, water, energy snacks, sandwiches, soup.
  • Sunblock, personal med kit, your normal repair kit suitable for your gear 
  • Think 10 essentials to keep you alive in the cold Colorado winter.  We'll cover it and answer questions in the zoom lectures.

Required Avalanche Gear: Transceiver, Probe, Shovel - The Club has Transceiver/Probe/Shovel kits available for loan to those students who do not possess these items.  If you do not presently own the gear, you may hold off on purchasing it, especially if you have not made any decisions about the extent of your backcountry winter forays, whichever winter discipline you are contemplating pursuing.

Course Materials

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