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- American Avalanche Institute
P.O. Box 308
Wilson, Wyoming 83014
(307) 733-3315
email: aai AT wyoming DOT com
- December 14-16, 2007: Level I Backcountry Course
$185. Salt Lake City and Alta.
Lecture 6-9 PM Friday at REI store in Salt Lake City.
Field session 8 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday & Sunday at Alta.
Register with REI Salt Lake store, address below.
January 10-13, 2008: Level I Backcountry Course
$190. Salt Lake City and Alta.
Lecture 6-9 PM Thursday and Friday at Wasatch Touring store in Salt Lake City.
Field session 8 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday & Sunday at Alta.
Register with Wasatch Touring, address below.
- Exum Utah Mountain Adventures
2070 East 3900 South, #B
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
801 550-EXUM (3986)
801 573 9089 (mobile)
801 486 8505 (fax)
email: tysonjulie AT earthlink DOT net
December 7-8, 2007: Basic Avalanche Awareness.
Friday 6-9PM Lecture, Saturday 8AM-4PM field class. $120.00 per person.
Introduction to rescue skills and avalanche beacon searches, route finding,
snow pack evaluation and minimizing exposure to hazards. Designed as a first
avalanche course, or short refresher, this class is ideal for backcountry
skiers, snowboarders, mountaineers and snowshoers wishing to make informed
route-finding decisions and mitigate risk while traveling in avalanche-prone
terrain.
January 4-5, 2008: Basic Avalanche Awareness. As above.
March 7-8, 2008: Basic Avalanche Awareness. As above.
Februay 1-3, 2008: Intro to Backcountry Touring and Avalanche
Awareness Course
Friday 6-9PM, Saturday 8AM-4PM and Sunday 8am-4pm. $280 per person.
Add a day of backcountry skiing or snowboarding to the standard Avalanche
Awareness class. Learn how to use skins and descend variable off-piste snow
and terrain. Then on Sunday be able to concentrate on snow stability tests,
route-finding, and rescue skills. For those with little or no experience
using backcountry equipment, yet interested in using the equipment to
participate in the avalanche course. No previous experience necessary.
December 7-9, 2007: Level I Course
Friday 6-9PM, Saturday 8AM-8PM and Sunday 8AM-5PM. $190.00 per person.
Learn safe travel in avalanche terrain and recognition of weather, snow
pack and terrain factors contributing to avalanche hazard. Dig snow
pits and perform field tests to recognize weak and strong layers in
snowpack and practice efficient rescue with avalanche beacons.
January 25-27, 2008: Level I Course As above.
March 14-16, 2008: Level I Course As above.
Course curricula follow AAA guidelines and are sent upon signing up
for the courses
AVALANCHE COURSES GEAR LIST
* EUMA will provide you with a beacon and a shovel if you need
them. Other equipment is available for rent at REI and Black Diamond
Avalanche and backcountry courses can also be booked as custom/private
instruction any chosen day of the ski season.
Please contact Exum Utah Mountain Adventures for more information at
550-EXUM (3986). Or visit our website at
http://www.exum.ofutah.com.
- Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center
P. O. Box 521353
Salt Lake City UT 84152-1353
(801) 365-5522
January 19-21, 2008: Level I Brighton 3-Day Avalanche Workshop.
(Martin Luther King weekend)
or
February 16-18, 2008 (Presidents Day weekend)
Beginning on December 1st we will be taking sign-ups at the Black
Diamond Store - 2092 East 3900 South, SLC, UT (call 801-278-0233 for
their hours). Cost is $200 cash or check only for payment please.
This is an intensive three-day workshop which begins about 8:00 am
each morning and ends around 9:00 pm each evening. Avalanche skills
can only be learned by doing, so about 60% of the class is outdoors
on the snow actually practicing avalanche skills. The other 40% will
be indoor lectures. Course content includes avalanche rescue, terrain
management and safe travel, snow pack stability evaluation, and the
human factor. The course is based out of the Wasatch Mountain Club's
Lodge at Brighton, and lodging is included in the cost. Instructors
include Utah Avalanche Center forecasters.
Students must provide the following equipment: warm clothing, 457 kHz
beacon and shovel; skis with climbing skins or snowboard with
snowshoes/skins.
There will be a potluck supper Sunday night, so you should bring a
dish to share. Sneakers or slippers to wear inside the lodge will be
convenient. Course taught by Utah Avalanche Center forecasters.
Students can spend the night at the lodge; bring a sleeping bag and a
sleeping pad, earplugs, along with your own pots, pans, dishes and
silverware. Beginning December 1, 2007, your spot can be reserved by
dropping off a check for $200 at the Black Diamond Store, address
above. If you cancel within a week of the workshop $75 is non-
refundable. For further details call Colleen at 801-365-5522.
- REI Salt Lake City
3285 East 3300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
(801) 486-2100
- University of Utah
Academic Outreach and Continuing Education
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
(801) 585-3204
- January 16, 19 2008: Avalanche Workshop (LLREC-650)
Thursday 7-9 PM, Sunday 8 AM - 3 PM
Skiers, boarders, 'shoers, and snowmobilers-get the practical
information and hands-on practice you need to be ready for a safe
winter of backcountry travel. Topics to be covered in class and field
include snow pack, weather and terrain evaluation, safe route finding,
and avalanche rescue. We will also practice transceiver
search. Suitable for beginners or those wanting a refresher.
$108.00 Instructor: Bruce Christenson
Questions: Lifelong Learning - (801) 587-5433
January 15, January 19-20 2008:
Avalanche Awareness
Parks, Recreation and Tourism 2008:
1.5 credit hours, price: tuition.
Lecture 6:30-9 PM, Murray 101. Field trip all day 19-20. No camping required.
Practical field experience, lectures, slides, and films acquaint
Wasatch skiers and snowboarders with problems encountered in
back-country travel. Course provides a basic working knowledge of
group safety, route-finding, and minimizing winter hazards in the
backcountry of Utah mountains.
Instructor: Scott Schumann
Note: Attendance at first class meeting is mandatory. Drops not
possible after the 2nd day following this meeting.
- Wasatch Mountain Club
1390 S. 1100 E., Ste 103
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
(801) 463-9842
email: wmc AT xmission DOT com
- December 13, 2007: Robert Frohboese Annual Avalanche Clinic
6:45 PM Thursday night. This is indoor Part I of the annual Bob Frohboese
Memorial Avalanche Clinic. Part 2 is transceiver use field practice
to be held Saturday Dec. 15. The WMC avalanche clinic focuses on
basic backcountry avalanche awareness and is essential for anyone
going on MOD and MSD club trips and is highly recommended for
everyone. Bruce Tremper of the Utah Avalance Forecast Center will
give a talk and present his famous slide show. This will take place
at 6:45 PM in the social hall doswnstairs of the South Valley
Unitarian Society church located at 6876 So. Highland Drive.
Refreshments will be provided. A suggested $5 donation covers costs
and a portion goes to the Friends of the Avalanche Forecast Center.
For more information or to help with the clinic please contact the
Winter Sports Director, John Veranth, 801.278.5826
(john.veranth@m.cc.utah.edu).
December 15, 2007: Avalanche Transceiver Field Practice
9 AM. This is part 2 of the WMC clinic on basic backcountry avalanche
awarenss and is highly recommended for anyone doing WMC winter trips.
See listing above for the indoor session. This will be a hands-on
field session to learn how to use the transceiver in a backcountry
search. To have any level of skill at avalanche rescue you must
practice out in the snow! After a morning of practice we
traditionally break off into groups of like mind for a short outing.
Meet at Butler Elementary parking lot, 2700 East just south of Fort
Union Blvd. Bring your snowshoes or skis with skins, snow shovel, 10
Es and don't forget to put fresh batteries in your transceiver.
For more information or to help with the clinic please contact the
Winter Sports Director, John Veranth, 801.278.5826
(john.veranth@m.cc.utah.edu).
- Wasatch Touring
702 East 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 359-9361
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