Avalanche Awareness and Ski Mountaineering Leadership Courses

Learning from a legend.

Someone once said that if you want to be the best, you have to learn from the best. There is no one in North America with more experience to offer aspiring mountain guides and leaders than Ruedi Beglinger. With over 35 years of guiding experience and 30 million vertical feet behind him, there is a reason his name is known in mountain huts everywhere.

Course Outline:

Saturday

Advanced avalanche beacon course, deep burial scenario
Full snow profile

Sunday to Friday

Daily snow-test profiles, variety of snow-stability tests
Evaluation of snow-stability tests
Applying snow-stability tests to safe and efficient route finding in sub-alpine and alpine (up-hill, down-hill)
Evaluating slope mechanics, skier impact on slope while up-hill walking and down-hill skiing
Safe and efficient route finding in crevassed glaciers
Navigation in poor weather in large alpine terrain
Map, compass, GPS
Route planning and preparation
Injured skier rescue systems
Rope handling on crevassed glaciers
Glacial crevasse rescue systems
Hut to hut skiing, dependent on weather
CAA Avalanche Skills Training Level 2 Certificate

Course Dates:

Advanced Avalanche Awareness & Ski-Mountaineering Leadership Course
Canadian Avalanche Centre & Selkirk Mountain Experience AST Level 2 certificate:

Date: Saturday, January 2 - Saturday, January 9, 2010 (7 nights)
Location: Durrand Glacier Chalet / Mt. Moloch Hut
Cost: Cnd $1890.00

Date: Saturday, January 23 - Saturday, January 30, 2010 (7 nights)
Location: Durrand Glacier Chalet / Mt. Moloch Hut
Cost: Cnd $2100.00

Avalanche Awareness and Ski Mountaineering Leadership Courses