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HUT RELATED WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, COURSES


Avalanche Courses
Events and Trips
Backcountry Exploration Program
Summer Internship Program
Related Links


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:

  • Provide a basic understanding of avalanches
  • Describe a framework for decision making and risk management in avalanche terrain
  • Focus on identifying the right questions, rather than on providing “answers.”
  • Give lessons and exercises that are practically oriented, useful, and applicable in the field.

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.

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Dates for winter 2009-2010 avalanche courses are as follows:

Level 1 Avalanche Course at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights)

December 10-13, 2009 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday)

Price: $375 per person           More Information

Level 1 Avalanche Course at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights)

January 7-10 , 2010 (Thursday night, Friday-Sunday)

Price: $375 per person           More Information

Level 1 Avalanche Course at Sangree M. Froelicher Hut (3 days, 3 nights)

January 28-31, 2010 (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).


Events and Trips

 

First aid class at Harry Gates hut.
Wilderness Medicine Institute first aid course at Harrry Gates hut.

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: June 26-June 27, 2010,(FULL) and Sept 11-12, 2010   Cost: $220(subject to change) includes 2 nights lodging at the Harry Gates Hut (Sat, Sun). No Refunds  
Contact
: For more info call us at 970-925-4554 or email huts@huts.org

 

 

 

 

 

 


10th Programs & Events
Naturalist Programs
Volunteer/Advocacy

Backcountry Exploration Program
Avalanche Courses
Events, Trips & Workshops
Internship Program
 

Gore Range Natural Science School
Aspen Center Environmental Studies
Breckenridge Outdoor Education
Keystone Science School
High Mountain Institute

Front Range Education Links

10th Mountain Huts
Summit Huts
Braun Huts and Friends Hut
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
Backcountry Snowsports Initiative


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.