Booking for : Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 – Ski / Snowboard
Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 – Ski / Snowboard
Details
Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 (AST 1) is your stepping stone into the backcountry. This course is a must have if you plan on ducking that rope & leaving the resort behind.
Need to know details:
- 2 day course – 1 day in the classroom & 1 day in the backcountry
- Beginner course
- Minimum amount of training required if you are headed into the backcountry
- To register click Book Now, scroll down to desired location, select course dates
What you will learn:
- Avalanche formation & release
- How to identify avalanche terrain
- Basic trip planning
- Tools & resources to mitigate avalanche risk
- Safe travel techniques
- Basic companion rescue
- How to use transceiver, probe & shovel
- How to dig a snow pit & perform a compression test
The classroom session can be split into two evenings allowing you to shred during the day!
AST 1 will follow the curriculum provided by Avalanche Canada and will provide you with the knowledge necessary for you to further your education either with Managing Avalanche Terrain,Companion Rescue, AST 2 or CAA Level 1 Avalanche Operations.
Check out our Shreducation Flow Chart to see where your training can take you!
Prerequisites:
- Comfortable skiing or snowboarding on blue & some black runs at the resort
Helpful but not required:
- Skiers: practice putting skins on & taking them off, practice with bindings & go for a little stroll at the golf course to get the feel for your equipment
- Snowboarders: practice turning your snowboard into two planks & one, practice putting skins on, go for a stroll at the golf course to get a feel for your board
*We do not have a ton of time on the field day to teach how to use equipment / how to tour. Check out our Learn to Walk Uphill Camp if you are interested in learning the need to know details when starting out!
Necessary equipment:
- Transceiver
- Probe
- Shovel
- Touring equipment (touring skis / or splitboard, skins, poles)
- Backpack
- Lift ticket to the resort to access Backcountry (excluding Revelstoke)
- Appropriate clothing for a day in the backcountry
- Food
- Helmet
- Courses are available at the ski hill if touring equipment is not available
Cost:
$229 per person + GST
*Does NOT include lift ticket for the field day.
$385 + GST per person with Learn To Walk Uphill add on
Looking for equipment rentals?
Check out Selkirk Sports & Avalanche Safety Solutions
Private Group Pricing:
$950 + GST up to 4 people
$1435 + GST up to 6 people
$1900 + GST up to 8 people
*Available as an add on for Touring Camps
Women’s Specific AST 1 courses are available
Check out our schedule for upcoming courses!
Day 1:
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Classroom session
*Evening classroom sessions are from 6pm – 10 pm both nights
Day 2:
8:45 am – 4:00 pm
Field day located in the backcountry
Refund Policy: If cancelled within 14 days of the course / camp you will receive 50% of your money back. If cancelled before the 14 day mark you will be charged a $35 processing fee and receive a full refund minus $35. Please note that if the minimum number of people to run a course is not met the course will be cancelled and you will receive a full refund.
Why book with us?
- Small group sizes
- Flexible location choices
- Ladies only groups available
- Avalanche Canada certified instructors
- Local knowledge
- AST 1 Certificate
- Available as add on to Touring Camps!
- Welcoming & Comfortable learning environment
Brittney Dickson
Owner, Lead Instructor, Lead Coach for Sled and Touring Camps, Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Level 1 Avalanche Operations, CAA Active member, Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors Level 1, 90 hour Wilderness First Aid, crevasse rescue and basic glacier travel, 10 years on a snowmobile, 5 years splitboarding.
Alex Giesbrecht
Lead instructor, avalanche technician at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Canadian Avalanche Association Level 2 Avalanche Operations, CAA professional member, NUOEC first aid ticket and has been teaching Avalanche Skills Training for 8 years.
Jamie VanDrunen
Jamie worked as a ski patroller at KHMR for 5 years and as a tailguide at Chatter Creek for the last 5 years. She graduated from the MAST program in Fernie in 2010 and her credentials are as follows: CAA Level 1, Advanced Weather, AVSAR, CAA level 2 mod 1 and 2 and am an EMR. She is super stoked to be joining the Stay Wild Crew and look forward to getting out in the mountains with all of you.
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