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BVMA’s AIARE 1 Ski & Splitboard Course
March 30
An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until March 31, 2024
Buena Vista Mountain Adventures Presents AIARE 1 Ski & Splitboard Course
March 29-31, 2024
AIARE 1 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).
At the end of the AIARE 1 course, the student should be able to:
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Develop a plan for travel in avalanche terrain
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Demonstrate the ability to identify avalanche terrain
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Effectively use The AIARE Risk Management Framework to make terrain choices in a group setting
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Demonstrate effective companion rescue