AIARE Level 1

AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Safety Courses teach back-country hazard management with a clear understanding of the current avalanche hazards, terrain selection and communication. Our Instructors continue with lessons in terrain analysis, travel techniques, basic field-based decision-making processes, and make sure everyone leaves the course with the companion rescue techniques required to recover your partner. AIARE is the American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education.

We partner with Backcountry Adventure Guides for most of our AIARE 1 courses.

Lectures/ZOOM Session: 2023/2024 – The Monday prior to the field dates

2023-2024 Field Dates:

  1. Field Locations: Snoqualmie Pass 

    • 2023:  December 2-3, 9-10, 14-15, 16-17, 28-29

    • 2024: January 4-5, 6-7,11-12, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28;

    • February 3-4, 10-11, 15-16;

    • March 2-3

      • Cost:   

        • $495

        • $765 with BC Level 1 w/Intro to Touring

AIARE Level 1 avalanche Course

AIARE 1 avalanche course students at Snoqualmie Pass learning about the Snow and traveling in the Backcountry. Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Guides
AIARE 1 avalanche course students at Snoqualmie Pass learning about the Snow and traveling in the Backcountry. Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Guides
AIARE 1 avalanche course students at Snoqualmie Pass learning about the Snow and traveling in the Backcountry. Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Guides
AIARE 1 Students at Snoqualmie Pass learning terrain and traveling in the Backcountry. Photo of the group on Snow Lake after skiing the North Slope of Chair Peak, Alpental Valley, Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Guides
AIARE 1 Students at Snoqualmie Pass learning terrain and traveling in the Backcountry. Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Guides
AIARE level 1 avalanche course Students at Snoqualmie Pass learning, companion rescue and about beacons, shovels, probes, as well as traveling in the Backcountry. Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Guides
Ian Nicholson teaches beacon uses during an AIARE 1 course Students at Snoqualmie Pass while helping the students to learn about companion rescue, beacons, shovels, probes, and traveling in the Backcountry. Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Gu
AIARE 1 Students at Snoqualmie Pass are learning terrain and traveling in the Backcountry with some kick turn instruction going on here. Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Guides
AIARE 1 Students at Snoqualmie Pass learning terrain and traveling in the Backcountry. Photo by Ian Nicholson Washington Alpine Guides