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Wyoming

  Jackson, 01/25/2011 - 01/30/2011
         0 of 12 students enrolled


Utah

  Salt Lake City, 02/12/2011 - 02/17/2011
         4 of 12 students enrolled


Montana

  No Classes Scheduled

Avalanche forecasting and advanced training This course is the highest level of formal avalanche training in the U.S.. The focus of this course is efficiency and mastery of skills. Approximately half of the course is classroom based and the other half is field based. We will travel in the backcountry, in and around avalanche terrain. This course focuses on the following knowledge and skill sets: Proficiency in single and multiple burials Effective organized rescue techniques and leadership Improved understanding of snowpack formation & metamorphism Advanced avalanche mechanics including: initiation vs. propagation the role of temperature on avalanche triggering Understanding, and accounting for, spatial variability Strengths and limitations of stability tests Professional standard of recording data and record keeping Creating personal/professional forecasts and nowcasts based on available information Recognizing trends, and patterns, in stability Efficient & accurate route-finding and group management in complex terrain. Human factors that influence decision-making as professionals and recreationists. Course requirements SEE L3.Course Application.pdf 40 hour Level 2 avalanche course Minimum of 1 season in between Level 2 & Level 3 course. 20 documented tours in avalanche terrain 10 recent snow profiles Able to find 2 buried transceivers w/in 6 minutes (30m x 30m area) time commitment This course is a 6-day or 60 hour course. cost $1000 recommended reading Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper, The Mountaineers The Avalanche Handbook, McClung and Schaerer, The Mountaineers Snow, Weather and Avalanches: Observational Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States (SWAG), American Avalanche Association Pre-course Level 3 CD (sent after you register) Download Level 3 Course Application here Sample Schedule Level 3 schedule.pdf Level_3_files/Level%203.Course%20Application.pdf Level_3_files/Level%203.Course%20Application.pdf Level_3_files/Level%203%20schedule.pdf shapeimage_2_link_0 shapeimage_2_link_1 shapeimage_2_link_2