DATES and RATES

2025-2026 WINTER 

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RECREATION LEVEL 1 & AVALANCHE RESCUE (3 Days, $595)​

The Recreation Level 1 and Avalanche Rescue course will provide you with a sound understanding of basic avalanche assessment and rescue. You will learn about snowpack assessment, weather, terrain and how these factors contribute to stability. This course is the foundation in the A3 (American Avalanche Association) required avalanche education progression.  In addition, participants will learn the basics of companion rescue, become familiar with rescue gear, and will practice realistic scenarios to help improve skills. A Recreation Level 1 certificate and an Avalanche Rescue certificate are provided upon course completion. 

Please email ullrinbend@gmail.com to give your first and second course date choices for Level 1.

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DEC 19 - 21 (3 spots left)

DEC 28 - 30 

JAN 2 - 4 (3 spots left)

JAN 16 - 18 (4 spots left)

JAN 29 - 31 (full)

FEB 16 - 18

MARCH 13 - 15 (motorized)

  MARCH 20 - 22

  APR 10 - 12​​​

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​​​​​​REFRESHER CLINIC: AVALANCHE 1 & RESCUE

(1 Day, $245)​​

Refresh your Rec Level 1 knowledge and skills! This clinic covers route planning, avalanche terrain recognition, backcountry travel techniques, snowpack stability tests, interpreting avalanche forecast bulletins, snowpack and weather evaluation, avalanche mechanisms, route selection, human factors and how they influence decision-making, communication and group management in the backcountry, rescue scenarios, and beacon practice. Please email ullrinbend@gmail.com to give your first and second clinic date choices.

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DEC 13, 16, 27

JAN 9    ​

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INTRO TO BACKCOUNTRY TOURING (SKI or SPLIT, 1 or 2 DAYS $245/$395)​

The mountains are calling! Learn the fundamentals of backcountry skiing or splitboarding in beautiful Central Oregon. Learn backcountry gear basics, avalanche awareness, and skinning techniques. Practice your transitions from uphill kick-turns to downhill riding and being an efficient backcountry traveler​

Please email ullrinbend@gmail.com to give your first and second course date choices.

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DEC 14

JAN 23 - 24 

FEB 6

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INTRO TO WINTER CAMPING (3 DAYS $595)​​​​​​

This course is designed for those who want to spend more time in the field than traditional avalanche awareness courses allow. You'll spend three days immersing yourself in a winter backcountry environment camping, cooking delicious meals, touring from our basecamp and sleeping in a quinzhee.  Explore Central Oregon's pristine winter terrain in a small-group setting.​

MARCH 23-25

 

 

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     ​**CUSTOM COURSE DATES ALSO AVAILABLE**

                 (min 3 people) Contact us (below) to schedule your personalized course or trip.