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Alaska Avalanche School
  • Home/
  • About/
    • Our Mission
    • Our Staff
    • Our Board
    • In the News
    • Contact
  • Courses/
    • Alaska Winter Weather Forecasting
    • Level 1 Courses (3 full days)
    • Level 2 Courses (4 full days)
    • Avalanche Rescue
    • Pro- Courses
    • Snowmachine
    • Custom Courses
    • Level 1 + Level 2 Refreshers
    • Know Before You Go- (presentations in schools)
    • Backcountry 101 (one-day intro for Youths 13-17)
    • WFR Recertification
    • Cancellation Policy
  • 2018/2019 Schedule/
  • Resources/
  • Scholarships/
  • DONATE/
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Alaska Avalanche School

Our Mission

Alaska Avalanche School
  • Home/
  • About/
    • Our Mission
    • Our Staff
    • Our Board
    • In the News
    • Contact
  • Courses/
    • Alaska Winter Weather Forecasting
    • Level 1 Courses (3 full days)
    • Level 2 Courses (4 full days)
    • Avalanche Rescue
    • Pro- Courses
    • Snowmachine
    • Custom Courses
    • Level 1 + Level 2 Refreshers
    • Know Before You Go- (presentations in schools)
    • Backcountry 101 (one-day intro for Youths 13-17)
    • WFR Recertification
    • Cancellation Policy
  • 2018/2019 Schedule/
  • Resources/
  • Scholarships/
  • DONATE/
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Our Mission

The mission of the Alaska Avalanche School is to provide exceptional experience-based avalanche safety education to all users of the mountain environment.

History

The Alaska Avalanche School has been in existence since 1976, when it was founded by Doug Fesler as an avalanche safety center under the State of Alaska. Later, the school became known as the Alaska Mountain Safety Center, where Doug, along with Jill Fredston, began teaching avalanche safety courses. The Alaska Avalanche School has grown steadily in the four decades since its inception, and now a staff of 25 professional instructors reaches hundreds of students, both in the field and in the classroom, each winter season.

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Thanks to Joe Stock of Stock Alpine who provided many of the fantastic photos used on this website.