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You can search CAIC's website for forecasts, field reports, blog posts, and information web pages to find current and past weather conditions throughout the state and to learn about avalanche safety in the backcountry.

You can use this page to search for forecasts, web pages, blog posts, and educational content across the CAIC website. To search observations and field reports, visit the Field Reports Table.

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Level 1
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Cottonwood Pass
Central
Hybrid Access

PPL x CAG: Partnered with Colorado Adventure Guides to bring you a custom course offering for those seeking certification on both their snowmobile and ski/splitboard in this rare opprotunity for AIARE Level 1 training.

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Avalanche Rescue
Leadville
Central
Hybrid Access

Morning class session + Full field day

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Avalanche Rescue
Steamboat Lake Outpost
Northern
Motorized

Motorized Compantion Rescue 1 day class

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Avalanche Rescue
Steamboat Lake Outpost
Northern
Ski, Splitboard, Snowshoe

Companion Rescue 1 day class

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Level 1
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Steamboat Lake Outpost
Northern
Motorized

Motorized Level 1 class - 3 days

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Avalanche Rescue
Steamboat / northwest
Northern
Motorized

Motorized Compantion Rescue 1 day class

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Level 1
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Sawatch Range
Central
Ski, Splitboard

DECISION MAKING IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN
Ski & Splitboard Only

(Snowshoers Please See Our Snowshoe Specific Course)

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).

LEARNING OUTCOMES
- At the end of the AIARE 1 course, the student should be able to:
- Develop a plan for travel in avalanche terrain
- Demonstrate the ability to identify avalanche terrain
- Effectively use The AIARE Risk Management Framework to make terrain choices in a group setting
- Demonstrate effective companion rescue

Aspiring professionals need to take AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue as a prerequisite for the Pro 1 course.

If the course date you are interested in is sold out, please contact us to get on the waitlist.

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Level 1
-
Sawatch Range
Central
Ski, Splitboard

AIARE 1
DECISION MAKING IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN
Ski & Splitboard Only

(Snowshoers Please See Our Snowshoe Specific Course)

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).

LEARNING OUTCOMES
- At the end of the AIARE 1 course, the student should be able to:
- Develop a plan for travel in avalanche terrain
- Demonstrate the ability to identify avalanche terrain
- Effectively use The AIARE Risk Management Framework to make terrain choices in a group setting
- Demonstrate effective companion rescue

Aspiring professionals need to take AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue as a prerequisite for the Pro 1 course.

If the course date you are interested in is sold out, please contact us to get on the waitlist.

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Level 1
-
Sawatch Range
Central
Snowshoe

AIARE 1 Snowshoe
DECISION MAKING IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN
Designed Specifically for Snowshoers

(Skiers & Splitboarders Please See Ski & Ride Specific Courses.)

Do you want to snowshoe in or near avalanche terrain? This class is for students who use snowshoes to travel on snow. 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).

LEARNING OUTCOMES
- At the end of the AIARE 1 course, the student should be able to:
- Develop a plan for travel in avalanche terrain
- Demonstrate the ability to identify avalanche terrain
- Effectively use The AIARE Risk Management Framework to make terrain choices in a group setting
- Demonstrate effective companion rescue

Aspiring professionals need to take AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue as a prerequisite for the Pro 1 course.

If the course date you are interested in is sold out, please contact us to get on the waitlist.