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Winter Solstice! Avy Savvy Classes!

21 Dec 2018, Posted by Ski NASTC in Latest News

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Its time to get avy savvy skiers and riders! We have 4 more dates on the calendar, don’t miss it. Here is guide and course leader and super cool guy Clinton Culp out in the field with another group last week. We base our classes in Truckee at the Cedar House Sport Hotel and do fieldwork on Donner Summit. Its an awesome experience to learn snow science!

Each year more skiers are venturing into the backcountry lured by the opening up of resort boundary lines and the promise of pristine powder fields and underpopulated terrain.  However, with more access the risk has never been greater, and the need to know basic safety protocols, rescue techniques, avalanche hazard awareness and management are essential to survival and having a great time out there.

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, ski or ride in the backcountry or sidecountry safely.