AIARE Avalanche 2 Course

Expand your avalanche education to venture into bigger and more complex terrain.

The AIARE Avalanche 2 Course builds on the introductory avalanche hazard management model introduced in the AIARE 1 and adds evaluation of critical hazard assessment factors. You will learn how to describe and discuss the weather, snowpack, avalanche processes, and identify how these processes relate to observations and travel within avalanche terrain.

This course will help you analyze more complex avalanche problems by introducing you to a basic forecasting framework, to be used in conjunction with and in the absence of a local forecast.

When you take your level two with San Juan Expeditions you will get hands-on experience analyzing the avalanche hazard and using your observations to make decisions in the field. We are committed to providing both tools for understanding the avalanche problem and the terrain management skills you can only get from observing an experienced guide.

You must have completed an AIARE Avy 1 course and a Rescue course to participate in the Avy 2 course. Please send proof of completion to [email protected] before attending this course.

LODGING RECOMMENDATIONS

Book your stay at one of these locations and receive 10% off:

–The Wyman Hotel 

– The Silverton Lodge

– The Avon Hotel