Big Mountain Riding

from $100.00

Our Level III course on Big Mountain Riding is an in-depth course for backcountry travelers seeking grow their toolbox to effectively increase their security and efficiency in large scale terrain.

This course can cover a variety of topics, but participants will be best served if they come prepared to specific skills they want to work on. Some of the topics that can be covered are:

  1. Terrain and group management

  2. Ski belays and snow anchors

  3. Ski cuts

  4. Traveling observations

  5. Snow pits as a no-go indicator, but never a go indicator

  6. Crevasse Rescue

  7. Glacier Travel

  8. Steep skiing techniques

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Our Level III course on Big Mountain Riding is an in-depth course for backcountry travelers seeking grow their toolbox to effectively increase their security and efficiency in large scale terrain.

This course can cover a variety of topics, but participants will be best served if they come prepared to specific skills they want to work on. Some of the topics that can be covered are:

  1. Terrain and group management

  2. Ski belays and snow anchors

  3. Ski cuts

  4. Traveling observations

  5. Snow pits as a no-go indicator, but never a go indicator

  6. Crevasse Rescue

  7. Glacier Travel

  8. Steep skiing techniques