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March 2020
Digging Deeper | Using the Forecast for Decision Making
Join Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecasters for this discussion series aimed at sharpening the most important tool in your shed - YOUR BRAIN! Checking the daily Avalanche Forecast is only the first step in safely riding the backcountry. Join Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecaster Chris Lundy for a discussion on how the forecast fits into the broader context of making good decisions in avalanche terrain. Better understand the strengths and limitations of the information in the Avalanche Forecast. This event is free!…
Find out more »Avalanche Science REC1+ (AIARE1 + AIARE RESCUE) with WWA Staff
This is a one in a kind outdoors learning experience! Course participants get to learn about safe travel in avalanche terrain and avalanche victim rescue with Boise's Winter Wildlands Alliance staff. This course includes AIARE 1 and the AIARE Rescue module integrated into Avalanche Science's REC1+ course. Prerequisite: Able to ski powder snow and familiar with ski touring (on skis or split-board) equipment. Pre-course material: 4-hour online Course Format: 32 hours (4-day). One day of the classroom with three days of fieldwork and backcountry ski touring. REC1+…
Find out more »Avalanche Science REC1+ (AIARE 1 + AIARE Rescue)
Course space is limited. Register ASAP to reserve your space. Avalanche Science courses are closed with 6 participants. This 4-day REC1+ course for a maximum of six participants. This course includes AIARE 1 and the AIARE Rescue module integrated into Avalanche Science's REC1+ course. Prerequisite: Able to ski powder snow and familiar with ski touring (on skis or split-board) equipment. Pre-course material: 4-hour online Course Format: 32 hours (4-day). One day of the classroom with three days of fieldwork and backcountry ski touring. REC1+ Course…
Find out more »Digging Deeper | Ski Mountaineering & Spring Skiing
Join Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecasters for this discussion series aimed at sharpening the most important tool in your shed - YOUR BRAIN! Ski Mountaineering presents a unique set of hazards and challenges. Join Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecaster Ben VandenBos for a discussion of how to identify and manage some of these hazards when you are stepping out into more consequential terrain in the spring - particularly when there isn't an avalanche forecast available. Better understand the strengths and limitations of…
Find out more »April 2020
Digging Deeper | Confirmation Bias in the Lost River Range
Join Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecasters for this discussion series aimed at sharpening the most important tool in your shed - YOUR BRAIN! Backcountry ski guide, Jonathan Pruess, will lead a discussion on Confirmation Bias in the Lost River Range. In the spring of 2019, local skiers Jon Preuss and Sam Linnett had a close call when they triggered a large avalanche in the Lost River Range. Join JP, Sam, and Scott Savage from the Sawtooth Avalanche Center for a moderated…
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