Avalanche safety education is better than ever. Between improved forecasting and conditions reporting, the unified teaching curriculum brought by AIARE, along with elevated public awareness, there is more information and higher-quality educational opportunities than ever before. And you can add a new resource to the list: AvalancheAware
AvalancheAware is a free, online starting point for anyone interested in heading into snow-covered mountains. More specifically, it's an online introduction to thinking with an avalanche safety mindset.
What is an avalanche? How can I avoid them? Could an avalanche happen here?
If you’ve ever asked these questions, or if you’ve never thought to, Avalanche Aware is for you. Focused on the core concepts of avalanche safety, AvalancheAware is a one-hour, self-paced and engaging online course that introduces the basics of avalanche awareness through videos, expert insights, and grounded real-world scenarios.
The course features five modules:
- Introduction to Avalanches
- Identifying Avalanche Terrain
- Recognizing Unstable Snow
- Managing Triggers
- Making a Plan to Continue Your Avalanche Education
AvalancheAware arms you with the right questions to ask, the skills to better understand your local avalanche hazard forecast and ratings and the context you need to make good decisions in the winter backcountry.
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