Who for? | Skiers, boarders and mountaineers who want the basic knowledge and a practical introduction to safe travel in avalanche terrain. | Skiers, boarders and mountaineers who want to travel in avalanche terrain. | Experienced skiers, boarders and mountaineers who want to increase their understanding and ability to travel in avalanche terrain. |
Course aim | To provide a practical overview of the main elements for safe travel in avalanche terrain. | To equip participants with the knowledge and skills to understand the principles for safe travel in avalanche terrain. | To develop participants practical ability to travel safely in avalanche terrain. |
Main outcomes | · Recognition of avalanche terrain and hazards · Knowledge of risk reduction techniques · Basic skills in search and rescue | · Understanding about snow pack formation and avalanche types and triggers · Ability to plan journeys in avalanche terrain. · Ability to organise search and rescue | · Ability to forecast avalanche hazards. · Ability to route find in avalanche terrain. · Ability to undertake complex search and rescue. |
Minimum duration | One day course (8 hours of contact time of which around 75% is practical) | Two days and one evening course (18 hours of contact time of which around 60% is practical) | Three days and two evening course (28 hours of contact time of which around 75% is practical) |
