Classroom Details


The classroom session offers intense learning and interaction in a lecture and workshop environment.
The workshops give students an opportunity to discuss and clarify lecture concepts and to use those concepts in problem-solving and decision-making exercises. 
Students are trained according to current best practices in the snow and avalanche industry, utilizing US Observation Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States.

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Schedule-at-a-Glance  

Classroom session topics include:

  • Mountain Weather & Snowpack
  • Avalanche Classification
  • Avalanche Formation & Release
  • Avalanche Terrain: Analysis & Identify
  • Explosives & The Snowpack
  • Practical Explosive Application
  • Ski Area Avalanche Operations
  • Worker Safety & Rescue