This fully online course serves as an introduction to the basics of avalanche education. Included will be discussions regarding avalanche basics, terminology, types & problems terrain, weather, required gear, rescue techniques, backcountry hazards and avalanche forecasts. This course is recommended as the first step in your avalanche education as it’s the perfect primer for your initial season of ski touring, getting ready for a REC 1 avalanche course or as an avalanche refresher course. Students that participate in the Avalanche Awareness Course range from beginners to experienced backcountry skiers. This course should be paired with learning from experienced partners.
This video library consists of tutorials that focus on digital mapping applications including Caltopo, Google Earth Pro and onX Backcountry. Topics range from mapping avalanche forecasts to creating BC hut trip plans to basic functions of all programs for backcountry recreation. Our mapping tutorials will help you increase your safety margins and efficiency in the mountains.
This is a bundle of our Yoga + Mobility For Skiers and Yoga + Mobility For Runners courses.
The Level 1 refresher course is crafted to rejuvenate and expand upon the foundational skills and knowledge from your original Level 1 training. Perfect for those looking to transition into a Level 2 or Professional Level 1 course, especially if it’s been a couple of years since your last course. The course is also great a season primer. This refresher also provides an opportunity to tackle any lingering questions or challenges you’ve encountered while putting your Level 1 insights into practice.
Mountain running is tough on the body, let's be real. Whether you're pushing through a tough ascent or stacking back-to-back high-mileage days, mobility and strength are key to staying injury-free and performing at your best. Yoga + Mobility for Runners is a progressive, self-guided, video-based program led by Bozeman-based yoga instructor Nico Hurley, designed to help you move better, recover faster, and run stronger. This isn't just a basic stretching routine—it's a targeted program built specifically for trail and mountain runners to enhance flexibility, stability, and endurance where it matters most.
A strong, healthy body is fundamental to achieving success in the mountains. Whether that is success in the form of completing a committing objective or managing to recover effectively for back to back days of powder skiing. Tuning the body up is critical for pre-season prep and in-season maintenance. Yoga + Mobility For Skiers is an at-home, progressive, video-based, self-guided program designed taught by Bozeman based Yoga Instructor Nico Hurley. This is not simply a course on general stretching. This a program that has been specifically designed with backcountry skiers in mind to increase your strength & mobility in the mountains.