Note: Course offered through American Avalanche Institute. Contact AAI for registration and dates.

This course is designed for Professional Ski Patrollers, Search and Rescue Team members, Law Enforcement/EMS/Fire and Mountain Guides. The rescue-driven curriculum builds on the basic skill set introduced in Level 1 & 2 avalanche courses. The majority of this syllabus will focus on the management of both large and small scale organized rescue from the initial deployment of rapid response teams to multi-day, multi-agency operation logistics.

This course will cover the following:

• Incident Command System in Avalanche Rescue
• Scene Safety
• Technology updates (including RECCO, Transceivers, Airbags, etc.)
• Shoveling and Probing strategies
• Resource Management
• Victim care and avalanche burial complications
• Recent research on avalanche survivability
• Snow Anchors & Rigging Specifications (Sked, Rescue Bubble, etc.)
• Technical Terrain Management (lowering/raising)
• Getting Along and developing relationships between Patrols, Law Enforcement and SAR groups