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Avalanche Safety Courses
These level I avalanche classes follow the AIARE curriculum for Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain The level one is a 3 day/24 hour introduction to avalanche hazard management. The course is expected to:
Students can expect to develop a good grounding in how to prepare for and carry out a trip, to understand basic decision making while in the field, and to learn rescue techniques required to find and dig up a buried person (if an avalanche occurs and someone in the party is caught). All courses begin Thursday night in Leadville with a lecture, followed by a Friday morning lecture. We will then travel into the backcountry for two nights at the Sangree Froelicher hut. All participants should be comfortable on backcountry touring gear, either touring skis with skins, splitboard with skins or snowshoes. Advanced Level 1 students must have completed Level 1 or the equivalent. Avalanche courses are offered through Aspen Alpine Guides and hosted by 10th Mountain Division Hut Association. Classes are limited in size and fill quickly. To register, contact Scott Messina at scott.messina@comcast.net.
Dates for winter 2011-2012 avalanche courses are as follows: Level 1 Avalanche Course at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights) December 15-18, 2011 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday) Price: $375 per person More Information Level 1 Avalanche Course at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights) January 5-8 , 2012 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday) Price: $375 per person More Information Level 1 Avalanche Course at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights) January 26-29, 2012 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday) Price: $375 per person More Information
Other Avalanche Courses In addition to the 10th Mountain sponsored avalanche workshops listed above, avalanche education is available through private guide services, community colleges, and other groups. Some courses are mulit-day events, often based out of a hut, while other programs are classroom based or involve a day field trip. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center offers a thorough list of avalanche education providers on the education page of the CAIC website (http://geosurvey.state.co.us/avalanche/Education.html).
Wilderness Medicine Institute: Wilderness First Aid & Wilderness First Responder Recertification — Sponsored by the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS and 10th Mountain Division Hut Association. Dates 2011:
The Benedict-100 Hut to Hut Ski Trip
The Tenth Mountain Association along with Aspen Alpine Guides will be doing the Benedict-100 from January 29-February 3, 2012. This trip is an extraordinary opportunity to ski hut to hut from Aspen to downtown Vail through some of Colorado’s most breathtaking backcountry. This trip is not for the faint of heart though. We will be covering close to 100 miles over the course of the trip with long days and the potential for lots of trail breaking. We will maintain a slow pace but it will be a steady, constant pace. You will need to be physically prepared to cover anywhere from 10 to 20 miles a day on skis in midwinter conditions. It will be an adventure as rewarding as it is challenging. For a sample itinerary and more information please download the pdf below.
If you know of other courses or workshops that may be of interest to our hut user, please contact 10th Mountain. 10th Mountain Division and
Summit Huts Associations, Alfred A. Braun Hut System, and
Friends Hut operate under special use permits from the US
Forest Service, and are equal opportunity service providers.
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