Avalanche Level 1 Refresher

AVALANCHE SKILLS ADVANCEMENT WORKSHOP
The goal of the Level 1 refresher course is to update skills and knowledge from Level 1 courses. This refresher is great preparation for a Level 2 course or Professional Level 1 course and is important if the Level 1 was taken three or more years ago. This course will attempt to answer questions that come up after applying Level 1 knowledge in the field.

This refresher will cover:

• AAI Backcountry Checklist application
• Interpreting avalanche forecast bulletins
• Snow metamorphism review
• Snow behavior and avalanche mechanics
• Snowpack stability tests
• Route planning
• Recognizing avalanche terrain, route selection & travel techniques
• Human factors and how they influence decision-making
• Communication and group management in the backcountry
• Rescue scenarios and transceiver practice

Prerequisites

• Avalanche Level 1 Course

Recommended Reading

• Snow Sense, Jill Fredston & Doug Fesler
• Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper
• Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper