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Welcome

You are here because you have signed up for an AIARE Level 1 avalanche course with Alpenglow Expeditions. We are united by a love of the mountains and a desire to play among them in the winter. By whatever means you do that, being aware of the potential avalanche hazards where you want to go and how to create a plan to manage those hazards, is the key to being able to continue playing in the mountains for a whole lifetime.


If you have any questions during the process, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or call us at (877)873-5376

Your AIARE 1

Alpenglow's Hybrid AIARE 1 courses are a combination of self-paced online learning and study through this site and two days of in-person field work give you the tools and information you need to use The AIARE Framework to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry.



Course Navigation

This site is designed to be a resource for you before, during, and after your course. Each Section is broken down into Lectures that must be viewed sequentially. After completing each Lecture,

click the Complete Lecture & Continue button at the top right of each page.

Using this button will keep track of your progress through the course. If you try jumping around the site using the left navigation menu, you may notice that the content is "locked", indicating you'll need to use the Complete Lecture & Continue button to advance to the next lecture accordingly.










Plan to spend the following time estimates on each section:

  • The Mountain Snowpack, Avalanche Problems and Avalanche Terrain: 2 hours
  • The AIARE Framework: 15 minutes
  • Teamwork: 30 minutes
  • Prepare: 1 hour
  • Plan: 1 hour
  • Ride: 45 minutes
  • Debrief: 15 minutes
  • Tunnel Creek Case Study: 30 minutes
  • Final Exam: 45 minutes

*** Course Completion***


You will need to successfully complete all of these Sections, including all Lectures, Quizzes, Videos, the Case Study, and Final Exam in sequential order to officially complete this online portion of your AIARE Level 1 Course. All online/digital portions MUST be completed before field portion begins.







Course Overview






UNDERSTANDING AVALANCHES

This is where the online educational material for your course begins. There are multiple lectures leading up to the main structure of the AIARE Framework.





AIARE FRAMEWORK

The AIARE Framework is a practice you will learn about and use every time you go into the backcountry to anticipate hazards, create a plan in response, maintain situational awareness, and reflect on your experiences in order to learn. There are several small quizzes at the end of each lecture you'll need to complete before continuing to the Final Exam.





FINAL EXAM

When you have completed all the coursework and feel ready, it's time to take your final exam. Please complete this no more than 2 weeks before your course start so that the information is fresh in your mind when we all take it outside!





IN THE FIELD

This section includes our favorite Tools & Resources that we use daily in the Tahoe area, including a guide to layering up for your field days.


Click on the Start you course button at the top of this page to get started!