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Avalanche & First Aid Education

Course Descriptions:  (all courses must be pre-registered and pre-paid, see contact information below)

Avalanche Awareness for Snowmobiling, Mill Valley Nordic Center:

An introduction to safe travel in the back country, this 8 hour course covers the basics of: route finding, snow pack observations, recognizing avalanche terrain, and companion rescue for snowmobilers. It’s a combination of inside learning and discussion, while the rest of the day is spent in the field practicing skills.  Must have snowmobile, avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel.  Students will meet at the Stevens Pass Nordic Center in Mill Valley.  Bring enough food & water for theda as there will be no services available at the Nordic Center.
Cost: $125
Time: 8:00am-4:30pm
Course Schedule, Avalanche Awareness: Saturday May 5th.

To register, please email or call our Sales & Reservations office at sales@stevenspass.com or call 206-812-4510 ext. 4351.  Please leave a message and we will call you back as soon as possible, Thursday-Sunday when staff is on mountain.

AIARE (American Institute for Avalanche Research & Education) Level 1:

This is a 3 day/24 hour course designed to introduce the back country enthusiast to the fundamentals of avalanche education. At the end of the course the student will: be able to recognizing avalanche terrain; know how to prepare for and plan travel in avalanche terrain: have a framework for decision making in avalanche terrain; be able to initiate an effective companion rescue in avalanche terrain. The class starts inside for lecture and powerpoint discussions, and then moves out to the mountain for hands on skills practice. All students are required to have skis or a snowboard for the back country. Touring gear including shovel, probe beacon and skins or snowshoes is required.
Cost: $300
Time: 8:00am-4:30pm
Course Schedule, AIARE Level 1:
Monday-Wednesday, December 19-21
Friday-Sunday, January 20-22
Monday-Wednesday, February 13-15
Friday-Sunday, March 16-18

If you are 18 to 24 years of age you may be interested in applying for the Riley McCarthy AIARE Level 1 Memorial Scholarship.

Avalanche Awareness:

An introduction to safe travel in the back country, this 8 hour course covers the basics of: route finding, snow pack observations, recognizing avalanche terrain, and companion rescue. It’s a combination of inside learning and discussion, while the rest of the day is spent in the field practicing skills. All students must to be able to ski or snowboard at least at the intermediate level.
Cost: $125
Time: 8:00am-4:30pm
Course Schedule, Avalanche Awareness: Saturdays - January 7, February 4 or March 3  Due to demand we are adding an additional date for this class:  Sunday, March 25th. 

Heartsaver First Aid w/ AED & CPR:

This course is designed to meet OSHA workplace first aid, CPR and AED requirements. Our American Heart Association instructors have everything you need on the mountain for this 4 hour inside class.
Cost: $45
Time: 12pm-5pm
Course Schedule, First Aid: Thursdays - December 29, January 12, January 26, February 9, February 23, March 8 or March 22

For more information and registration, please call our Sales & Reservations office at 206-812-4510 ext. 4351.

NOTE: Classes can be offered on other times/days by special request for groups of 4 or more.