Avalanche Course Beiarn

Learn the basics to be able to plan and carry out your own ski touring trips.

For those of you who want to make a little more out of the avalanche course, we recommend this weekend in Beiarn. The course program is relatively similar to our avalanche courses in Bodø, but includes a theory session on Friday and Saturday evenings, with socializing.

We spend two days outdoors focusing on terrain selection, avalanche warning, snow knowledge, buddy rescue and group dynamics. This course does not require any prior knowledge other than that you can get up and down safely on skis.

The aim of the course is to give you a thorough introduction to what traffic in or near avalanche terrain entails. If you want to learn the basics of avalanches, avalanche terrain, buddy rescue and the use of caution, this is the course for you!

Content
Terrain, loosening areas and discharge zones
The avalanche warning, varsom.no
Trip planning
Track and route choices
Rescue, use of avalanche transceivers, shovel, probe
Snow knowledge
Weather and wind
Group dynamics

The course is basically run regardless of weather and conditions, so bring plenty of clothes. We are mainly outdoors. We stand more still than on a regular summit trip