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Avalanche Skills Training Level 2

ski touring

4 days - $629 / per person

Avalanche Skills Training Level 2 – Ski / Snowboard

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4 days - $689 / per person

Avalanche Skills Training Level 2 – Sled

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Golden BC

+1 250 290-0065

info@staywildbackcountry.ca

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Purcells Avalanche Forecast
North Columbia Avalanche Forecast
South Columbia Avalanche Forecast

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❄️ Find Your Wild ❄️
| Avalanche Education |
| Backcountry splitboard & Sled camps |
| Online courses available! |
📍Golden, Revy, Fernie, Kelowna

Who else has gotten some early season pow?! ❄️

Who else has gotten some early season pow?! ❄️

We can’t believe it’s still October! Still lots of early season hazards to watch out for —> rocks, stumps, crevasses etc.

But dang, it’s pretty good! And did we mention it’s October!?

#LaNina is here ❄️

📸 @catwalk_ag

- •C O M P A N I O N R E S C U E• How often

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•C O M P A N I O N R E S C U E•

How often do you & your crew practice companion rescue?

Are you confident that you could quickly find them & they could find you in a rescue situation?

Our one day companion rescue course is a great yearly refresher for those that have completed their AST 1.

Grab your crew & book a private course or jump into one of the courses listed below 👇

•Friday Dec 4th at Big White
•Sunday Dec 13th in Golden
•Saturday Dec 19th in Revelstoke
•Sunday Jan 10th in Golden

| La Niña “La Nina winters tend to be colder

| La Niña

“La Nina winters tend to be colder & snowier across western Canada.”

Are you ready?

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Probe life⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Our probes are useful for

Probe life⁠⠀
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Our probes are useful for a whole lot more than just companion rescue! Check out some of our favourite probe activities below...⁠⠀
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◾ Physical distancing⁠⠀
Is that stranger standing in your bubble? With numbers clearly marked & a pointy end probes can quickly solve this problem.⁠⠀
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◾ Checking snowpack depth⁠⠀
Throughout the day pull out your probe & check the snowpack depth. This is a great way to identify wind loaded areas, thin spots & track the average depth in the area.⁠⠀
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◾ Quick & dirty feel of the layers⁠⠀
When you are checking the depth note the resistance changes as you move your probe down through the snowpack. Is there a crust? Facets?⁠⠀
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◾ Near a cornice? ⁠⠀
Wondering if you are in fact standing on a mountain? Pull out your probe and find the ground. If you can't find the ground take several giant steps back! ⁠⠀
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◾ Am I digging my pit on top of a log?⁠⠀
Embarrassing, but we have all done it! Probe around before digging your pit to be sure you are not on top of logs, rocks, Christmas trees etc. ⁠⠀
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◾ And of course companion rescue⁠⠀
Your transceiver gets you close, your probe is the tool that locates them. Practice, practice, practice! Use systematic probing and don't random probe all over the place.⁠⠀
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And just in good nature... don't be a short prober! 3 meters folks!⁠⠀

📸 @ojacquelyn

Get the down low on our favourite gear! We’ve d

Get the down low on our favourite gear!

We’ve dedicated a whole page on our website to our favourite gear. It’s an unsponsored, tried & true resource page full of the stuff we love.

Why did we create it? Honestly, we have bought all the wrong things before! Short & fat backpacks, tall backpacks, shovels made for ants, probes that won’t fit in our bag, you name we have bought it.

We want our students to have a fighting chance when purchasing new gear & hope you can learn from our mistakes 😂

Be sure to support local & check out your fav snowboard, ski or sled shops! @darksidesnowsk8life

Check out our gear guide at our link in bio ✌️

Are we the only ones dreaming of days like this? ✨❄️

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