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We will be running an AST 1 SLED course EVERY WEEKEND starting in December. No minimum participants. No Cancellations!!!

If you would like to learn about avalanche safety and safe backcountry travel techniques, taking a recreational avalanche course from experienced avalanche professionals is the best way to do so. Tuition is FREE if you bring along at least 5 paying friends!

Here at Avalanche Safety our instructors have a minimum of five years teaching recreational avalanche courses and have worked professionally in the avalanche industry. The courses take place in our classroom in Golden, BC and in the backcountry terrain of the Purcell Mountain Range.

Our AST courses run for two days and the course curriculum has been developed by the Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA). The morning of the first day is spent in the classroom, while the rest of the course is spent in the field. We explore the terrain inside and outside the boundaries to further our understanding of avalanches and safe travel in avalanche terrain. AST 1-SLED focuses on avalanche self rescue, recognizing avalanche terrain, safe backcountry travel techniques, interpreting the avalanche bulletin, and trip planning. Course costs include a course manual and certificate. This course is a prerequisite for all those wishing to gain further training in the avalanche industry. The maximum instructor to student ratio is 1 to 8.

These courses are not suitable for a beginner skill level. Sledders must have some backcountry riding experience. 

Scheduled courses will be running EVERY WEEKEND starting in December 2010. No minimum student requirments. No cancellations. Guaranteed.

Custom courses are available anytime with a minimum of 4 participants (or join one of our scheduled courses).

Please call to schedule your course, or if you have any questions regarding gear or skill level requirements.

 

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$325.00

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Avalanche Safety Solutions offers a range of Avalanche Safety Gear including avalanche airbags, avalanche transceivers, avalanche probes avalanche shovels, and snow studies equipment. We currently sell brands such as Snowpulse, Mammut, BCA, Pieps, ABS avalanche airbags,and Brooks Range. In fact we are the world’s largest dealer of the Snowpulse avalanche airbag. In the near future we also expect to sell Black Diamond, Ortovox, and the Avivest when it becomes available. Based in Golden, BC, Canada, we sell top of the line avalanche safety equipment; gear such as the Mammut Barryvox Pulse avalanche transceiver,the Mammut Barryvox Element Beacon, the Pieps DSP transceiver, the Snowpulse Lifebag avalanche airbag, the Snowpulse R.A.S. line up, and the inexpensive BCA Tracker or the BCA Tracker2. We are experts in the field and can offer you advice on which product best suits your needs. We also offer avalanche skills training courses (AST Courses) for snowmobilers and skiers. These avalanche courses are based in Golden, BC and focus on avalanche terrain identification, avalanche rescue, interpreting the Canadian Avalanche Association’s avalanche bulletin, and safe backcountry travel techniques. We want all of our customers to come home after a great day in the mountains and we believe the products that we sell help people do just that. Have a safe winter.