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AVY CLASS ADDED MARCH 15-17 Because these have been so popular, we’ve added a final set of dates until next December. Space is limited and will go fast, sign up as soon as you can. The AIARE curriculum is a 3-day intensive seminar designed to give you an understanding of avalanche formation, “nature’s billboard” observation skills, the ability to use an avalanche transceiver and probe and how to dig a snow study pit.  This is a minimum amount of know-how if you want to travel,…

We hope you had a great holiday season and that your 2020 will include lots of skiing and adventuring! And we hope to be a part of that! Join us in Kicking Horse, St Anton, Squaw, or Portillo! Or take an Avalanche Course. Hire one of our guides for a backcountry tour. Come catskiing with us at Homewood! Let us know anytime how we can help make your alpine skiing, adventure travel, backcountry skiing, and rock climbing dreams come true!…

Authors interview and podcast link: The new Fitness for Skiing and Snowboarding book is now available for free to members as a digital edition. Print copies of the book will be available in November. This brand new resource, written by former PSIA Alpine Team member Chris Fellows and Douglas Kechijian, offers guidance for a fitness training regimen that promotes improved movement and body longevity for snowsports instructors. Having technical expertise combined with physical preparation opens up new possibilities for skiers and riders….

THANK YOU for being part of the NASTC family all these years! It has been 25 years since we started NASTC in 1994, and we are grateful for almost 3 decades of skiing, climbing, and adventuring with you.The dream to start NASTC came from Chris and Jenny Fellows and the late Mike Sodergren. The idea was a total immersion ski school along the lines of the great Austrian and French Ski Instructor Academies where students immersed themselves for multiple days….

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2019.20 NASTC COURSE CALENDAR Dec 7 | AIARE Rescue Course in Truckee Dec 8-10 | AIARE L2 in Truckee Dec 9-11 | Jumpstart your Skiing at Big Sky Dec 9-10 | Jumpstart your Skiing at Squaw Valley Dec 13-15 | AIARE L1 in Truckee Jan 18-19 | Backcountry Basics at Homewood Jan 18-20 | AIARE L1 in Truckee Jan 31-Feb 2 | AIARE L1 in Truckee Feb 2-8 | All Mountain & Heli Skiing in Kicking Horse Feb 8-9 |…

Take a NASTC clinic this year: Adventure Skiing in the US, Europe, Japan, Canada, Chile, Tahoe Backcountry Guiding & Avalanche School St Anton, Austria March 7-14 The Birthplace of Adventure Skiing When non-skiers think of Austria, Mozart and pastries might come to mind.  But ask any skier what is the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Austria…POWDER! Austria is a pipe dream destination for most skiers.  Alpine chalets among vast fields of powder, cozy mountain restaurants…

Get signed up now for one of these very popular 3-day classes with us in Truckee! You don’t have to go farther than Tahoe for top-notch avalanche education, its all right here. We were one of the first AIARE (American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education) school in Truckee Tahoe. You’ll come out with your Level 1 certificate, knowing LOTS about avalanche safety. Everyone should take this class! Each year more skiers are venturing into the backcountry lured by the opening…