Avalanche & Skills Courses
Avalanche Skills Training 1+ (AST 1+)
Our Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 course (AST 1+) provides an entry-level decision-making framework for recreational skiers and snowboarders in winter backcountry avalanche terrain. This comprehensive 2½-day program is a blend of practical field days with indoor theory and review based on curriculum as established by the Avalanche Canada.
Avalanche Skills Training 2
The Avalanche Skills Training Level 2 course is designed for the serious and experienced winter backcountry user. This course expands on the theories and principles established at the AST 1+ level. The program incorporates extensive practical field sessions in real avalanche terrain implementing a systematic approach for assessing and evaluating the potential avalanche hazard.
Crevasse Rescue / Glacier Travel
Glacier travel is a reality of ski touring in South Western British Columbia and can be one of the most dangerous and limiting parts of a skier or snowboarder’s day. Whether you are looking to develop safe travel skills for glaciated ski traverses or to reach new lines accessed via glaciated terrain, this is an essential course designed for experienced backcountry skiers and boarders.
The two-day program provides the foundations of roped glacier travel and crevasse rescue. If you intend to spend any amount of time traveling in glaciated terrain this intensive and comprehensive course will be an invaluable tool in your belt.
Big Mountain Awareness
Social media and evolving freeride gear are pushing youth skiers and riders to access terrain well beyond their scope of training and experience.
Enter Extremely Canadian’s progressive Big Mountain Awareness Camps aimed at tapping into a healthy headspace for 10-15-year-old advanced-intermediate to expert skiers and riders. Set among the world-class terrain of Whistler Blackcomb, the creative new single-day camps will arm students with the knowledge, understanding, and attitudes to make good, safe decisions within ski area boundaries.
