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AVALANCHE WORKSHOPS:
* Juneau Level I: December 3-6 January 14-17
* Haines Level I: January 21-23
* Juneau Snowmachine: January 28 classroom Jan. 29 & 30 field
* Juneau Level II: February 4-7
These are intensive, field-oriented backcountry courses, taught by a professional
avalanche forecaster, consultant, heliguide, and instructor with 29 years' experience;
covering rescue, terrain analysis, snow study & stability evaluation, routefinding,
decisionmaking, and safe travel. Textbook, handout packet, and use of beacon & probe
included. Courses begin indoors the evening of the first day; no camping required. Maximum
8 students per field group. Nonrefundable $75 deposit & signup required. Juneau Level
I courses are 2 evenings & 3 days; $275 ($200 student/low income). Haines Level I is
$190 ($155). Snowmachine course is 1 evening & 1 day; $100 ($70). Level II is 3
evenings & 3 days $300 ($225). Limited scholarships are available. Sign up early;
courses are filling fast this year!
Contact Bill Glude; Southeast Alaska Avalanche Center, 586-5606/-5699, PO Box 22316,
Juneau, AK 99802. an educational nonprofit corporation; e-mail: seakaval@alaska.net
12/7 1. Avalanche Rescue Field Training Anchorage/Chugach Mts. $ 45**
12/14 2. Avalanche Hazard Recognition Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna $ 20***
1/4 3. Avalanche Hazard Recognition U of A, Room 118, Anchorage $ 20***
1/11 4. Mountain Weather Symposium U of A, Room 118, Anchorage $ 40****
1/18-20 5. Backcountry Aval. Haz. Eval. & Resc. Techniques Hatcher Pass, Talkeetna
Mts. $205*****
2/7(e)-9 6. Level II, Avalanche Hazard Evaluation Hatcher Pass, Talkeetna Mts. $165
2/15-17 7. Backcountry Aval. Haz. Eval. & Resc. Techniques Hatcher Pass, Talkeetna
Mts. $205***** (Special field group in #7 open to Snowmachiners)
2/21(e)-23(am) 8. The Art of Snow Shelter Construction Anchorage(e),Chugach Mts. $ 85
2/22-24 9. Backcountry Aval. Haz. Eval. & Resc. Techniques Lindley Hut, Aspen, CO
$230******
3/1-3 10. Backcountry Aval. Haz. Eval. & Resc. Techniques Thompson Pass, Chugach Mts.
$205
3/7-9 11. Glacier Travel Rope & Rescue Skills Thompson Pass, Chugach Mts. $185
3/10e,12e,14-17 12. Safe Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Anc(e), Matanuska Glacier,
Chugach Mts. $220
3/24e,26e,28-31 13. A Travelling Workshop in Glacier Country Anc(e), Matanuska Glacier,
Chugach Mts. $220
4/11-13 14. Mountaineering Skills Workshop Turnagain Arm, Chugach Mts. $185
4/18-21 15. Applied Mountain Rescue Workshop Turnagain Arm, Chugach Mts. $220
5/9-12 16. Ocean Kayaking Workshop Resurrection Bay, Seward $220
Open Custom Workshops for your Organization Open Open
Abbreviations: e=evening session from roughly 6:30-9:30 pm, am=workshop ends by noon.
* Cost does not include required reading materials, food, or travel but in some cases,
does include accommodations (see below & course descriptions. Matanuska Glacier access
fee of $5/day per person is not included).
** Cost is $40 per person for families of three or more.
*** Cost is $15 per person for students under 17 or families of three or more.
**** Cost is $35 per person for couples or families of three or more.
***** Workshops coincide with Martin Luther King or Presidents Day weekend.
****** For registration, call Scott Messina, (970) 925-6618. There is an additional charge
of $85 for hut fees & am/pm meals.
CURRICULUM: The Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Inc. (AMSC) is a non-profit organization
created for the purpose of promoting public safety in and around the mountain environment
through education, research, publishing, and consulting. To this end, we offer a variety
of programs, including the Alaska Avalanche School. Because we believe that people learn
best by doing, we emphasize intensive, hands-on field training at all of our major
workshops. Participants will have the opportunity to involve themselves in small groups
with daily exposure to different concepts, methodologies, and skills. Pre-registration is
required.
AMSC workshops are staffed by top professionals who are specialists in their fields.
Instructors during the 1996-97 season will include: Doug Fesler, AMSC Co-Director,
avalanche hazard consultant, and former Chief of the State of Alaska Snow Avalanche Safety
Program; Jill Fredston, AMSC Co-Director, avalanche specialist, and former Director of the
Alaska Avalanche Forecast Center; Dennis Eagan, Nancy Pfeiffer, and Blaine Smith, all of
whom are outstanding wilderness skills instructors and guides. Internationally recognized
experts from outside Alaska will also teach at many of the workshops.
For more information contact:
The Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Inc.
9140 Brewsters Drive
Anchorage, AK 99516
Phone/Fax: (907) 345-3566
E-Mail: djamsc@alaska.net
Norm Wilson Avalanche Training Courses - Mt. Shasta, Califoria: Norm Wilson, One of
North America's preeminent avalanche experts, will be conducting two workshops on
avalanche craft. Learn to recognize avalanche conditions, when and how to travel safely,
and what to do if involved in an avalanche. The standard course goes to full Level II
instruction and certification. The advanced course is for the serious backcountry traveler
who wishes greater study, record keeping skills, and advanced snow analyses.
Standard Course: January 20-23, 2000.
Advanced Course: January 25-26, 2000.
For more information contact Shasta Mountain Guides
1938 Hill Road, Mount Shasta, CA 96067 email to info@shastaguides.com phone (530) 926-3117
for voice and fax communication.
Sierra Ski Touring/Husky Express,
PO Box 176,Gardnerville, NV 89410, (702) 782-3047
Sierra Wilderness Seminars Inc. is offering Avalanche
Level I and Level II courses in Mt. Shasta, California this winter season. Level I
December 4-5 1999 and January 20-21, 2000 for $195.00. Level II December 6-7 1999, and
January 22-23 2000 for $200.00. Phone 888-797-6867 or e-mail at : SWSinc@AOL.com
The High Mountain Institute will be offering several educational avalanche courses this winter.
All of our courses will be taught by Professional Members of the AAAP and for level 1 & 2 courses follow the new guidelines. HMI is a non-profit educational institution in based in Leadville Colorado. Our schedule is as follows:
Basic Avalanche Awareness Course, January 8-9, 2000 Tuition=$85
Level One Avalanche Course, January 14-17, 2000 Tuition=$235 Winter Camping and Travel Skills Seminar, January 18-21, 2000 Tuition=$475
Level Two Avalanche Course, March 27-31, 2000 Tuition=$400
Christopher Barnes Program Director High Mountain Institute Post Office Box 970 Leadville, CO 80461
tel. 719-486-8200x101 fax 719-486-8201
Dec 10-12, 1999, Three day field based Level I Avalanche Course for skiers and snowboarders
The class is sponsered by Sawtooth Mountain Guides and United States Mountain Guides Federation. It will be held at the Williams Peak Hut in the Sawtooth Mountains.
Cost is $350 and includes food, hut rental and instruction.
Instructors: Kirk Bachman, director of Sawtooth Mountain Guides and a ski and mountain guide for over 20 years. Avalanche consultant for industry, served on the ski mountaineering Committee for The American Mtn. Guides Association and as a Board Member of U.S.Mtn. guides Federation. Julie Meissner, head ski guide for Sawtooth Mountain Guides, former pro patroller and snowcat skiing guide with 20 years experience as a backcountry ski guide.
Contact: Sawtooth Mountain Guides, Box 18, Stanley, ID 83278 (208)774-3324 or email at: getaway@sawtoothguides.com
Feb. 6-10, 2000, Five day field based Level II Ski Guiding and Avalanche Hazard Course for Skiers and Snowboarders
The class is sponsered by Sawtooth Mountain Guides and United States Mountain Guides Federation. It will be held at the Williams Peak Hut in the Sawtooth Mountains.
Cost is $600 and includes food, hut rental and instruction.
Instructors: Rick Wyatt, former head avalanche forcaster for Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah and field instructor for American Avalanche Institute. Over 20 years experience guiding. Julie Meissner, head ski guide for Sawtooth Mountain Guides, former pro patroller and snowcat skiing guide with 20 years experience as a backcountry ski guide.
Contact: Sawtooth Mountain Guides, Box 18, Stanley, ID 83278 (208) 774-3324 or email at: getaway@sawtoothguides.com
My name is Shep Snow and I run a new school called "The Snow School,Inc". I offer Level I and II recreational courses in the North Idaho and Eastern Washington areas. My school also offers Outdoor Emergency Care courses.
My school E-mail is snowschl@micron.net and telephone is (208) 263-3552.
I have instructed basic and advanced avalanche for the NSP since 1988. I also was the director of the Army's mountaineering school in Alaska for two years in the late 1980's where hazard identification and route selection were daily fare. I attended NAS, the Alaska Mountain Safety Center avalanche workshop and ISSW. I am currently a full member of AAAP and a member of the NSP National Avalanche Board. I hope to teach courses nearly every week this winter. I have tailored my courses, and try to fill them, by group activity. What I mean is that I try to group folks into the following categories backcountry skiers and travellers, off piste alpine and snowboard and snowmobilers. Most of my courses are open to all "species", although some are specifically targeted for activity groups. This is all I do, so I am available to schedule other course on request.
I have the following courses (all are Level I) scheduled for January
7-10 January - Snowmobile course Lookout Pass, ID
11-18 January Snowmobile course Idaho Falls, ID
22-23 January Skiers and snowboarders Sandpoint, ID
29-30 January Open group course Sandpoint, ID
Dec.11-13 Avalanche Professionals Course (3 day intensive w/Jon Andrews,Avalanche Forecaster from the Stevens Pass Ski Area and Ron Johnson, Forecaster for the USFS in Bozeman Mt.
Jan.2,3 Avalanche Awareness (2 day, level 1)
Jan.16,17 Avalanche Awareness
Feb.13,14
Mar.13,14
The "Professionals Course" will be a great one for aspiring avalanche professionals such as ski patrollers, guides, etc. These 2 instructors bring a wealth of field experience and the perspectives from both the maritime and continental climates.
The 2 day course is our version of an entry level avalanche course appropriate for anyone who spends time in the winter backcountry.
Tom Clausing, Rescue Specialists Inc., PO Box 224, Leavenworth,WA,98826, coyote@televar.com
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