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Learn Winter Rescue Skills in North Conway with a AIARE Level 1 Course!
Participants must be physically able and equipped to travel in avalanche terrain on Mt. Washington.
The AIARE (American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education) Level 1 Avalanche Course 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).
Students are encouraged and counseled on how to best apply the knowledge gained and skills learned. Students are also counseled to continue their avalanche education, as no one course can fully guarantee safety during the course or following the AIARE level 1 course completion.
Who Should Take This Course?
The AIARE 1 course is for anyone, regardless of method of backcountry travel, who would like to or currently ventures into or near avalanche terrain. Aspiring professionals will need to take the AIARE 1 and the 1-day Avalanche Rescue as a prerequisite for enrolling in more advanced courses AIARE courses (AIARE 2 or the AIARE Pro 1 course).
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At the end of the AIARE 1 course the student should be able to:
- Develop a plan for travel in avalanche terrain.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify avalanche terrain.
- Effectively use The AIARE Risk Management Framework to make terrain choices in a group setting.
- Demonstrate effective companion rescue.
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A series of instructional sessions, including both classroom and field instruction will be provided. Each student will receive a copy of The AIARE Student Handbook, as well as a copy of the AIARE Backcountry Decision-Making Guide.
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Each student will be provided an avalanche beacon, probe and shovel to use during the course. A list of required personal equipment items will be provide to course participants upon course registration.
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Students must be physically able to travel in avalanche terrain. There are no other prerequisites for participating in this course.
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