Women’s AIARE Avalanche Courses

• Duration 3 Days

• Avalanche Courses

Join us for our SheJumps Sponsored Hut Based All Women’s AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course and SJE All Women’s Hut-based AIARE Level 2 Course!

We also want to extend a warm welcome to trans, cisgender, and any non-binary skiers/split-boarders whom center their education in women-focused spaces. We will be connecting in the mountains together through inclusivity, strength, endurance, and education. We will learn from each other and create confident partners in the mountains.

SheJumps Hut Based AIARE Level 1 Course – Addie S Hut, Red Mtn Pass

February 17th (check in that evening) – February 20th, 2025

We are so excited to partner with an amazing group whose focus is to uplift and promote the women’s outdoor community. The She Jumps Hut Based AIARE Level 1 avalanche course is designed to give you a full introduction to backcountry travel. When you take your level one 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 will be lead by two female identifying professional guides. 10% of your registration goes towards SheJumps mission to getting more girls & women in the outdoors. This course is made in two payments, 50% for initial registration, 50% 14 days before the course starts.

Students that are a great fit for our Level 1 Avalanche Courses – Any current or future backcountry skier / rider that knows how to skin uphill and is familiar with their backcountry uphill equipment and how to use it. This person has ideally skied off-piste in untracked snow before and can safely ski single black diamond terrain inbounds. Practicing uphill to downhill transitions is highly recommend before taking this course.

Students that may not be a great fit for our Level 1 Avalanche Courses – Beginner skiers and riders and anyone that has not used uphill skinning equipment before the course and those that are not familiar with how to use their gear. We require that you can ski on untracked snow in black diamond terrain inbounds. We do offer private avalanche education courses on request for those that may need extra instruction and for non-skiers / riders that may prefer to snowshoe. You must have 4 students at minimum to create a custom course with us.

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San Juan Expeditions Women’s Hut Based AIARE Level 2 + Leadership Development – Addie S Hut Red Mtn Pass

March 2nd – March 5th, 2025

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

For this years course, we will offer two evening sessions: a leadership training lead by local Silverton resident, Christine Fonner, M.Ed, PMP, PhD Candidate and mental health training taught by Lauren Glass, LPCC – Mental Health Therapist, to offer a high quality course including dynamic leadership building activities & high end mental health practices focused around the backcountry.

This course consists of 4 days, 3 nights at the Addie S Hut located on Red Mtn Pass. Breakfast and Dinner is included in the cost of this course. Please plan to meet in Silverton at 8am on Day 1(no breakfast provided this day), unless your course leader states otherwise. Please note, logistics may change due to weather (Red Mtn Pass closing). Please be prepared to arrive earlier in Silverton if needed. This course is also made in two payments, 50% for initial registration, 50% 14 days before the course starts.

Must have completed an Avalanche Rescue Course, Level 1 Course, and have the ability to travel in avalanche terrain to be eligible to participate in the AIARE Avy 2 Hut Course. You will be required to provide proof of your Rescue course and Level 1 Course by emailing your certifications to [email protected].

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San Juan Expeditions Slaydies AIARE Companion Rescue Course

January 18th, 2025

Learn the advanced rescue skills you must know before heading into avalanche terrain. We have seen time and time again groups of people trying to practice their “Beacon Skills” incorrectly and walking away kind of feeling practiced without learning any new skills. Or worse, how many times have your friends actually practiced? How are you supposed to know if you did it all right? This course was designed as a refresher to take every year, in the beginning or middle of the season, to both refresh your rescue skills and learn the new up to date skills from avalanche professionals.