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Avalanche Awareness

We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to increase your winter knowledge of snow conditions in the surrounding mountains. Feel safe about getting out into the winter wonderland of Colorado.

Learn about the factors that make up an avalanche, analysis of the snow, route finding and proper avalanche beacon techniques. The first evening’s classroom is at different locations around the front range of Colorado, please see locations below. The on-snow classroom portion is a full day in the spectacular setting of Rocky Mountain National Park! Your day on the snow will include using beacons, digging snow pits, and running mock rescues. Please see our course outline.

Avalanche Awareness Class This class is taught on snowshoes or skis that can climb up hill. This works great for all of you that snowshoe!

Skiers: This class is much better on snowshoes. We can accommodate those of you that must use skis, but the warmer snow boots will keep your feet much happier. Yes, this means you will miss a few turns in the snow, but the efficiency of doing this class is much better on snowshoes. What we found when teaching this class on skis is that there can be delays, so you must not head off for your own turns. If you are going to use your skis, make sure your ski skins work well. Skis need to be removed for digging pits and ski boots are not as warm as snowboots. Snowshoes climb steeper slopes faster, you can dig snow pits with them on, they are easy to use, they aid in keeping the class together, feet stay warmer and you will learn more. Please consider doing this class on snowshoes even if you are a skier. If you want to make some turns, go ski, if you want to learn about avalanche safety, take this class!

This is a great introduction to snow safety. If you can we highly recommend our Avalanche Level One Certification class, which is this same class with another day on the snow. This second day on the snow will build on the first day adding the use of probe poles, running more rescues and digging more snow pits, which will give you an even better baseline of snow safety.

Cost: $119.00
Gear Rental Package: $20.00
includes: snowshoes, poles, gaiters, avalanche beacon and a shovel
Avalanche Awareness
Dates for Rocky Mountain National Park: To sign up online, click on the trip/clinic of your choice.


Meeting Place and Time
This class will meet at Kind Coffee, 470 East Elkhorn Avenue, Estes Park, CO just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park at 8am. Please see our directions and driving times in the upper right hand corner of this page for the meeting location for the classroom portion of this class. You can enter a starting location and our website will load a Google Printable Map for you and estimate your drive time.


Refund Policy
Classes cancelled 48 hours or more in advance are able to be rescheduled (subject to availability) without penalty. Within 48 hours of the class start time, funds are committed and you will be charged for the class. Refunds will only be given if RA Guides is unable to provide the class as described.


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These avalanche classes will improve your knowledge of snow conditions.


More Clinic Information


For directions and driving time from where you are to where the Kind Coffee Shop in Estes Park is located/meets at, enter your starting point as: City, State or Zip Code or Airport and click on our button.





Click here to see the Avalanche Safety Gear that we recommend you eventually own for safer backcountry travel.

Also available:
Avalanche Level One Certification and
Snowshoe Clinics
for the Backcountry enthusiast
.
BOC Snow Reports


Please click for a map to Rocky Mountain National Park or for our list of recommended clothing.

Group organizers may go on this trip for free! Click here for details.
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The Colorado Forest Service has some basic information on avalanches. It also has information on snowpack stability, terrain and how weather affects avalanche conditions. Please note that we know the terrain and conditions where our trip will go, and can show you avalanche slopes, yet be able to avoid the slide paths.

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730 E. Center Ave.
Denver, CO 80209



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