Before You Go Ski Touring
Welcome to Backcountry Basics They Didn’t Teach You in Avy 1, a backcountry skiing and safety course designed by legendary big mountain skier and AMGA-certified guide Mike Hattrup.
Whether you head to the backcountry once or twice each season or you consider yourself a veteran, the goal of this course is to help you become a more-informed backcountry traveler and more comfortable with the risk you inherently accept once you leave the trailhead.
This course assumes that you already have some familiarity with backcountry skiing and basic avalanche awareness. This course is not a replacement for ...