Wilderness First Aid

The Wilderness and Remote First Aid, CPR, and AED course is great for anyone looking to recreate outdoors in a wilderness or remote setting. With a portion of classroom lectures, but mostly hands on scenarios in the field, we cover real world topics such as trauma, bone and joint injuries, abdominal illness and more, that could affect you in a wilderness or remote setting.

Full Course
May 18-19 - Rowdy Rider Academy
July 20-21 - Outbound Mountain Gear 
Sept 7-8 - Rowdy Rider Academy

Recertification
May 12th - Outbound Mountain Gear

AIARE 1

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). The AIARE 1 is for ANYONE who wants to recreate in or near avalanche terrain. Participants may have attended some awareness classes or workshops or completed the Avalanche Rescue course, but none are a prerequisite for this course. Aspiring professionals will need to take the AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue as a prerequisite for the Pro 1 course. Students must be able to travel in avalanche terrain and bring appropriate equipment for traveling on snow to class. If you are a resort skier then you should be able to ski BLACK DIAMOND TREED TERRAIN. There are no other prerequisites.

Dates for 2025 Coming soon

AIARE Rescue

AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day stand alone course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. New participants will learn the basics of companion rescue, while returning participants will expand their skill set with advanced topics and realistic scenario practice to help improve their skills. Each participant will have the opportunity to receive professional coaching on their rescue skills, and will receive a rescue card acknowledging the completion date. AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a prerequisite for the AIARE 2 and Pro 1 courses. AIARE recommends that all backcountry travelers keep their skills current by taking an Avalanche Rescue course and receiving a rescue card at least every other year.

2025 Dates Coming Soon

AIARE 2 

The AIARE 2 is a three-day/24-hour course that provides backcountry travelers an opportunity to advance their decision making skills in more complicated situations such as being a leader within a small travel group, traveling in more complicated terrain, and/or developing a travel plan where resources are scarce.The AIARE 2 builds on the introductory avalanche hazard management model introduced in the AIARE 1 and adds to it the evaluation of critical hazard assessment factors. Students will describe and discuss weather, snowpack and avalanche processes, and identify how these processes relate to observations and travel within avalanche terrain.

2025 Dates Coming Soon