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Our Avalanche Skills Training Level 2 courses are for those who wish to further their understanding of avalanche safety beyond the basic two-day avalanche course. This a 3 day course if you have already taken an introductory course. This course focuses on enhacing your ability to make good decisions in order to safely travel in the backcountry. Tuition is FREE if you bring along 5 paying friends.

DATES: AST 2 SKI for 2010
January 9, 10, 11
February 19, 20, 21

We also provide custom course dates for groups of 4 or more. Give us a ring to find out more!

During the course we will review the basics learned in the introductory course, learn more about snow pack structure and weak layers, look at mountain weather, more advanced techniques for travelling safely through avalanche terrain, as well as advanced small group self rescue skills.

This course will ultimately give you more tools and experience to safely enjoy the backcountry. Course tuition includes 3 days of instruction and course materials.

Sign up for one of our scheduled courses or call us about our custom course dates! There must be 4 students for the course to run. You will be notified on the standing of your course in advance.

All participants are required to have for all THREE days:

  1. appropriate clothing
  2. an avalanche transceiver, probe, and shovel (rentals are available directly from Avalanche Safety)
  3. lunch / snacks / water

 

 

$399.00

 

 

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$399.00

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Avalanche Safety Solutions offers a range of Avalanche Safety Gear including Snowpulse avalanche airbags, avalanche transceivers, avalanche probes, and avalanche shovels. We currently sell brands such as Mammut, BCA, Pieps, and Snowpulse. In fact we are the world’s largest dealer of the Snowpulse avalanche airbag. In the near future we also expect to sell Ortovox, ABS avalanche airbags, and the Avivest when it becomes available. Based in Golden, BC, Canada, we sell top of the line avalanche safety equipment; gear such as the Mammut Barryvox Pulse avalanche transceiver, the Pieps DSP transceiver, the Snowpulse Lifebag avalanche airbag, and the inexpensive BCA Tracker. We are experts in the field and can offer you advice on which product best suits your needs. We also offer avalanche skills training courses (AST Courses) for snowmobilers and skiers. These avalanche courses are based in Golden, BC and focus on avalanche terrain identification, avalanche rescue, interpreting the Canadian Avalanche Association’s avalanche bulletin, and safe backcountry travel techniques. We want all of our customers to come home after a great day in the mountains and we believe the products that we sell help people do just that. Have a safe winter.