This class should be taken by anyone participating in winter activities in the backcountry.
It will be a three day class inside the Hurricane Ridge ski area.
By the end of this class you should be able to:
Develop a plan for travel in avalanche terrain.
Demonstrate the ability to identify avalanche terrain.
Effectively use a Risk Management Framework to make terrain choices in a group setting.
Demonstrate effective beacon use and companion rescue.
This is a non certificate class, if you need or want to take a certificate class we recommend Pro Guide Service for a AIARE Level 1 class.
Cost is $275 for adults and $225 for kids 13 to 17 and class size is limited.
You should have backcountry/AT skis or splitboard snowboard, plus a beacon. shovel and probe be an intermediate or better skier/snowboarder and be comfortable in ungroomed terrain.
Your instructor.
Joe Hoch is an avalanche educator, ski guide and mountain guide from Snoqualmie Pass, WA. He feels grateful making a living sharing his passion for wild mountains.
Joe has been teaching avalanche courses for 9 years full time in the winter, as well as backcountry ski guiding all over Washington, Alaska and Canada. In the summer he works as a mountain guide primarily on Mt Rainier, and has also guided Mt Denali, Mt Baker, and the Mexico volcanos including Pico de Orizaba.
