Resource person: Tommy Gram reservations@bvmoiuntianadventures.com - 719.966.9939

Location: Steamplant Annex | 220 West Sackett Avenue, Annex is next door to the Steamplant Event Center, Salida, CO, 81201

Description:

Buena Vista Mountain Adventures (BVMA) and Salida Rec have partnered to offer this course at a discounted rate for Chaffee County residents.

AIARE 1 is a three-day / 24-hour introduction to avalanche hazard management. Students can expect to develop foundational skills in preparing for and carrying out a backcountry trip, understand basic decision-making while in the field, and learn rescue techniques required to find and dig up a buried person (if an avalanche occurs and someone in the party is caught). AIARE 1 is for ANYONE, regardless of the method of travel, who wants to recreate in or near avalanche terrain. Participants may have attended some awareness classes or workshops or completed an Avalanche Rescue or AIARE Prep course; there are no prerequisites for this course. 
Aspiring professionals need to take the AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue as a prerequisite for the Pro 1 course.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 
At the end of AIARE 1, students should be able to:

• Develop a plan for travel in avalanche terrain 

• Demonstrate the ability to identify avalanche terrain 

• Effectively use the AIARE Risk Management Framework to make terrain choices in a group setting 

• Demonstrate effective companion rescue

WHAT IS INCLUDED 

• Three-day / 24-hours of avalanche education (classroom and field practicum) 

• AIARE Field Book 

• AIARE 1 certificate of completion

REQUIRED GEAR 

• Alpine Touring, Telemark or Splitboard Setup 

• Avalanche Rescue Gear: Transceiver, Probe, Shovel 

• Backpack and Appropriate Winter Clothing 

*A more detailed gear list will be sent out before the start of the course

REGISTRATION
The deadline to register is Thursday, February 13th, 2025.

Available spots: 9 out of 12

Price: $476.25 - $635.00 Taxes waived

Required age: Over 16 years old on the day of the activity

Notes: Chaffe County locals will receive a 10% discount during checkout.

Prerequisites: Skiers and split boarders should have confidence in their downhill ability and should be skiing blue and easy black in-bounds terrain, but need not be experts, have moderate fitness level to travel 2-3 miles uphill on snow.

More information: Participants must be 18 years old or 16+ with a parent present.

Tags: AIARE Winter Classes Adult Programs Youth Programs

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