Ski & Board AST 1 - Big White, BC
From CAD
CA$279.00
- Duration: 1 Days (approx.)
- Location: Big White, British Columbia
- Product code: P1NGV3
Please choose your Field Day date at Big White. Your AST 1 class session is online, and you can complete it at your own pace as long as it's finished before your AST 1 field day.
This is the course where you’ll learn how to recognize avalanche terrain and how to self rescue. An AST 1 is a 2 part course with classroom and field components. Everyone in your riding group should take an AST 1 if you are venturing into the backcountry. Recognize an AST 1 course is only the beginning - the avalanche pros will tell you avalanche training is a life long process.
What you will learn in an AST 1:- avalanche formation and release
- identify avalanche terrain
- the basics of trip planning
- optimal use of tools and resources like the avalanche forecasts to mitigate your avalanche risk
- use appropriate travel techniques in avalanche terrain
- intro to companion rescue
