Avalanche Safety Course
This course equips participants with essential skills for safe winter backcountry travel, focusing on avalanche awareness, gear handling, route planning, group management, and emergency response to minimize risks and enhance decision-making in avalanche-prone areas.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Avalanche Safety Course provides practical, effective training for those working in winter backcountry areas. You will learn to interpret avalanche forecasts, plan secure routes, handle group communication, and confidently operate beacons, probes, shovels, and radios. Develop strong emergency response procedures, improve everyday decision-making, and form habits that minimise risks while ensuring efficient travel in avalanche zones.
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Develop skills
- Pro avalanche gear setup: Pack, test and maintain beacons, probes and shovels quickly.
- Rapid route decisions: Convert forecasts into safe, efficient ski routes in minutes.
- High-stakes group leadership: Manage clear communications, roles and checklists under pressure.
- Avalanche rescue drills: Perform fast searches, shoveling and casualty care on snow.
- Emergency trip planning: Create escape routes, search and rescue details and multi-day survival plans.
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