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Banff: AST 1 - Avalanche Skills Training Level 1

By Alpine Air Adventures Inc
Free cancellation available
Price is £170 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
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Overview
  • Understand the mountain conditions and weather patterns that cause avalanches
  • Learn how to avoid and manage avalanche scenarios from your certified guide
  • Equip yourself with vital survival skills that could save you in the backcountry
  • Put your new skills to the test in the field in a companion rescue simulation
  • Receive an AvCan certificate of completion after finishing your coursework
Activity location
    • Banff
    • Banff, Alberta, Canada
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Banff, AB, Canada | First day on ZOOM The exact meeting point for the field day will be communicated during the classroom session of the course.
    • Banff, Alberta, Canada

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AST 1: Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 - Weekend
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Saturday classroom and Sunday field day

Language options: English
Price details
£170.27 x 1 Adult£170.27
Total
Price is £170.27

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Avalanche Canada AvCan curriculum with AvCan text and The Avaluator
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Avalanche transceiver, shovel, and probe
  • What's includedWhat's included
    ACMG/IFMGA-certified ski and mountain guides
  • What's includedWhat's included
    CAA-certified instructors
  • What's includedWhat's included
    AvCan certificate of completion
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Accommodation
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food & Drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal ski touring/splitboard equipment (can be rented in town)

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Pets
  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Keep yourself safe in the mountains and learn important avalanche safety skills on this 2-day course, offered by Alpine Air Adventures, in partnership with Avalanche Canada. Learn theory on the first day before you take your new skills to the backcountry in Banff National Park alongside your guide.

Focus on the training curriculum on the first day with a classroom session held on Zoom. Learn about the mountain conditions and weather patterns that contribute to avalanche hazards as you study Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 (AST 1). This session will start at 9:00am and will finish at approximately 3/4pm.

The field day will be held at Bow Summit or Vermilion Pass. Put your new skills to the test with simulated companion rescues, snowpack analyses, and weak layer recognition. Learn more about terrain use and avoidance as well as group dynamics and risk tolerance from your guide. The start and finish times will be similar to that of the classroom.

Location

Activity location
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    • Banff
    • Banff, Alberta, Canada
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    • Banff, AB, Canada | First day on ZOOM The exact meeting point for the field day will be communicated during the classroom session of the course.
    • Banff, Alberta, Canada