AIARE 1 Avalanche Course

AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course

Course Description
The AIARE 1 is a three-day / 24-hour introduction to avalanche hazard management.

Students can expect to develop a good grounding in how to prepare for and carry out a backcountry 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).

Who Should Take this Course
The AIARE 1 is for ANYONE, regardless of method of travel, who wants to recreate in or near avalanche terrain. Participants may have attended some awareness classes or workshops or completed the Avalanche Rescue course, but none are a prerequisite for this course.

Aspiring professionals will need to take the AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue as a prerequisite for the Pro 1 or AIARE 2 course.

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AIARE Level 1: This is a 3 day course designed introduce and utilize the AIARE Framework as part of Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain.

Course Objectives:The objective of the AIARE 1 is to learn how to recognize risk in avalanche terrain. This three-day course provides an introduction to using the AIARE Framework to manage risk while traveling in avalanche terrain. By end of the three-day course, participants should be able to repeat the process using AIARE Fieldbooks, understand the limitation of their new skills, and make appropriately conservative decisions.A forward link is made to a future AIARE Level 2 course for lifelong learning.
Student learning outcomes.

At the end of the Level One course the student should be able to:

Plan and prepare for travel in avalanche terrain.
Recognize avalanche terrain.
Describe a basic framework for making decisions in avalanche terrain.
Learn and apply effective companion rescue.

Instructional sessions (24 hours including both class and field instruction) :Introduction to the Avalanche Phenomena
Types and characteristics of avalanches

Avalanche motion
Size classification
The mountain snowpack: an introduction to metamorphism and layering

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Observations and Information Gathering

Field observation techniques
Bonding tests: rutschblock, compression test, etc.
Observation checklist
Avalanche danger scale
Trip Planning and Preparation
Avalanche terrain recognition, assessment, and selection
Route finding and travel techniques
Decision making and Human Factors
Companion Rescue and Equipment

Student Prerequisites:
Students must be able to travel in avalanche terrain. There are no other prerequisites.Required equipment for all avalanche courses: Equipment List

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