Level 1 Avalanche Course with AAI

Field Days: December 13th and 14th│2 Evening Zoom sessions taken prior to field days │$449│ REGISTER HERE - Alta Business Employees ONLY

Please still sign up! AAI will email you some different online course content that you can go through at your own pace

This class is for only for ALL Alta Business Employees. IE: lodges, ski rentals, restaurants, ski area. Your sign up will be checked to see if you are an employee.

 This course is subsidized by ACE and the American Avalanche Institute, attendees are receiving a $250 savings!!!

Please note this years class set up is new:

Students must complete two zoom sessions prior to the field days.

Virtual Session 1 – Hosted every Monday from November to March 6:00 – 9:00 pm MST (except Christmas week)

Virtual Session 2 – Hosted every Wednesday from November 20th to March 6:00 – 9:00 pm MST (except Christmas week)

Field Days - December 13th and 14th 8:30am - 4:30pm

ACE is proud to host a Level 1 Avalanche Course through the American Avalanche Institute, taught by Caroline Dillon and Jenna Malone.  You can expect to develop a solid foundation of how to prepare for and carry out a backcountry trip, understanding basic decision making while in the field, and avalanche rescue techniques required to locate and dig up a buried person.  

This course provides essential training for anyone traveling in or near avalanche terrain: snowboarders, ski tourers, snowmobilers, mountaineers, snowshoers, everyone!  For aspiring professionals, this course fulfills a prerequisite for the AAI Pro 1 course down the line.

TEACHERS:

Caroline was born and raised in the Mad River Valley in Vermont and moved to Utah in 2010 mostly in search of bigger mountains but also to pursue a career as a registered nurse. Caroline currently lives and works in Alta, Utah as a nurse at the Alta Medical Clinic and as a ski patroller on the hill. Caroline feels most at home surrounded by snow but enjoys adventures in the mountains any time of year.

Jenna works in snow at Alta as a part time ski patroller, as a Powderbird Heli Skiing tailguide, and as an instructor for the American Avalanche Institute. She also works as a PA in Neurosurgery and Critical Care at Intermountain Medical Center, and has been working in the COVID ICU. She is a council member for the newly incorporated town of Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon, and has spent a few seasons on Denali as a medical provider for Denali Rescue Volunteers.

ACE aims to create an inclusive and accessible environment for all our attendees. Please contact our Executive Director, Sara Gibbs, with questions regarding accessibility.