Avalanche Skills Training 2

Avalanche Skills Training 2 is the second part of a two-part training and occurs after Avalanche Skills Training 1. AST 2 provides an intermediate to advanced–level decision-making framework. AST 2 is suitable for individuals who have a moderate degree of training and experience in avalanche terrain and who have spent time practicing their skills. In the classroom and field sessions, students focus on using group decision–making skills to manage avalanche risk, using intermediate to advanced concepts to describe the theoretical framework of avalanche terrain and snowpack, planning and carrying out trips using the seven steps of the daily process, and organizing and leading companion rescue.