people snowshoeing at mount seymour
  • Saturday, Jan 29, 2022
  • Cost: 130
  • No experience
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Event Details

In winter, as we venture into the backcountry for snowshoeing or touring, one of the most critical skills to have is to know how to be prepared for avalanche risks.

This is the course where you’ll learn how to recognize avalanche terrain and how to companion rescue. An AST 1 is a minimum of two days with both classroom and field components.

Classroom Day – January 29th

Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Field Day – January 30th

Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

What you will learn:

Avalanche formation and release.

How to identify avalanche terrain.

The basics of trip planning.

Optimal use of tools and resources like the avalanche forecasts to mitigate your avalanche risk.

Using appropriate travel techniques in avalanche terrain.

Intro to companion rescue.

Equipment List:

Snowshoes: Minimum 25-inch length is recommended

Poles: recommended for all modes of travel

Boots: Snowshoe boots need to be good warm winter boots, gaiters are recommended on lower cut snowshoe boots

Day pack: large enough for spare clothes, lunch, shovel, and probe to fit inside the pack. 30-litre minimum size recommended.

Rental locations:

Calgary: UofC Outdoor Center and Sports Rent.

Canmore: Gear up

Equipment provided: Avalanche transceiver, avalanche probe, and avalanche shovel


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