Recreational Avalanche 2 : Avalanche Rescue, Snow Stability & Hazard Analysis

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Have you been traveling backcountry for a few years? Are you ready to learn more about snow and avalanches? This four day training expands your understanding of snow and backcountry leadership.

  • Look at terrain from a snow stability perspective.
  • Discuss how the snowpack develops and metamorphoses over time; and discuss the factors that contribute to spatial variability.
  • Learn standard observation guidelines and recording formats for factors that influence or indicate snow stability.
  • Advance understanding of avalanche release and triggering mechanisms.
  • Introduce a snow stability analysis and forecasting framework.
  • Improve companion rescue skills including multiple and deep burials.

The Alaska Avalanche Information Center hosts and partners with other instructional institutions to facilitate these courses. Curriculum: American Institute for Avalanche Research and EducationAIARE_LogoBlue_stroke_new

Class Length: 4 Days, Classroom and Field/ Day 1 Avalanche Rescue, Day 2-4 Field Training

Dates and Locations:

March 22-25, 2018  Valdez PWSC  – Register at 907.834.1600

Cost: $495

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Please prepare for your Level 2 course:

AAIC Course refund policy

Refunds, less 10% administration fee, will be issued by the AAIC administration office if a student must cancel/withdraw due to unforeseen circumstances and provides a minimum of five (5) days advance notice. Cancellation requests made less than five days in advance will be issued less 20% administration fee. Refund may not be issued once the course has started (this will be determined on a case by case basis.)

Refund from Credit Card Payments
If your fees have been paid with a credit card, and you are eligible to receive refund, you will receive a refund back to your credit card (less administrative fee) within 30 days from the date you cancel/withdraw. Once a credit card refund has been processed, you will receive a notification of the refund to the email address you provided at the time of your registration. If the credit card refund cannot be processed, you will receive a refund check (please see “Refund from Non-Credit Card Payments”).

Refund from Non-Credit Card Payments
If your fees have been paid with a method other than a credit card (check, money order, electronic check, bank wire, PayPal etc.), and you are eligible to receive a refund, it may take up to 30 days from the date the payment was originally received for a refund to be issued.

Posted in AAIC Course Descriptions, Valdez News.

Sarah Carter