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Level 2
Recreational Courses
Level 2
Recreational Courses
Level 2
Description Details Dates
4 days / $595

Backcountry travelers who have completed the Level 1 wish to enhance their skills are a good fit for the Level 2 course. We recommend acquiring at least 1-year of skill practice since the completion of a Level 1 course. Avalanche Rescue will be a focus of day 1 of this course and a separate rescue certification card will be issued. The course is centered around avalanche hazard evaluation, observation, and decision-making, and offers a unique opportunity to practice those skills at Hatcher Pass or Turnagain Pass. Classroom sessions focus on the development of the snowpack, understanding the avalanche problem, including persistent and deep slab instabilities, avalanche mechanics and utilizing snow and weather resources to trip plan. In the field, Level 2 curriculum concentrates on snow stability evaluation techniques, detailed snowpack analysis, and documentation. Participants in this workshop will be introduced to documentation and record keeping as per the Snow, Weather, and Avalanches: Observation Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States (SWAG) handbook. Instructors seek to study a variety of snowpack conditions, and recent avalanches are used for analysis when possible. Specific topics covered include:

  • Decision-making and leadership
  • Terrain analysis
  • Understanding the avalanche problem and where it is found
  • Snowpack observation and stability analysis
  • Documentation of observations, field weather and snowpack
  • Route selection & safe travel procedures

Tuition Includes

  • Instruction
  • Instructional handouts
  • Day 1 will include Avalanche Rescue

Tuition Does Not Include

  • Round trip transportation to and from the class site
  • Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain by Tremper
  • Food during the course
  • Personal gear and clothing

Pre-Requisites

  • Participation in a prior Level 1 course or equivalent.
  • At least a year of experience since your Level 1 course.
  • Ski or splitboard only. Sorry, AAS experience has shown snowshoers have difficulty keeping up.
  • At least intermediate backcountry travel skills.
  • Be prepared to remain outdoors in high wind, heavy snowfall and cold temperatures.
  • 18 years old minimum

Curriculum

  • The purpose of this workshop is to enhance your skills at preparing and traveling and leading in the snowy mountains.
  • Single victim avalanche companion rescue review
  • Multiple victim companion rescue techniques
  • Rescue scenarios
  • Snow stability evaluation
  • Terrain analysis
  • Route selection
  • Decision-making
  • Safe travel procedures
  • Documentation of observations

 

Event Location Price Date Location
Feb 2, 2023 - Feb 5, 2023
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Spots go on sale at 8am
Total spaces remaining: 4
Haines, AK TBA Register Feb 2, 2023 - Feb 5, 2023
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Spots go on sale at 8am
Total spaces remaining: 4
Haines, AK Register
Feb 17, 2023 - Feb 20, 2023
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Spots go on sale at 8am
Total spaces remaining: 0
Turnagain Pass N/A Wait List Feb 17, 2023 - Feb 20, 2023
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Spots go on sale at 8am
Total spaces remaining: 0
Turnagain Pass Wait List

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