AIARE 1 Avalanche Courses
Starting at $785 per person, full course
By snowmobile or on skins
Level 1 teaches you to recognize avalanche terrain, plan your day and make safer decisions with the AIARE risk-management framework.
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Avalanche Safety Courses
Saving lives through education, for you and the people you ski with.
Meet at
Park City HQ; field days in the Uintas
Nearest airport
Salt Lake City (SLC), ~40 min
Season
December through April
Best for
Anyone heading into avalanche country, on skis, a board or a snowmobile
Inspired Summit's AIARE courses are unique in their low-ratio, high-field-time style. Our AIARE 1 courses are designed for the learner who wants to get the most out of their education. We achieve this through having industry-leading AIARE instructors and course leaders in combination with access to two iconic mountain ranges.
To maximize our field time in the Uinta Mountains we use snowmobiles to access the ski touring terrain. This offers incredible opportunities to see more terrain, learn deeper, and get the most out of your learning experience.
Inspired Summit is a proud AIARE provider. AIARE was established in 1998 as a nonprofit to build a research-based avalanche education model, on the belief that education, research and training prevent avalanche injuries and fatalities.
Group courses, open to anyone, are built for people heading into the backcountry who want small classes and a big outdoor classroom. Classroom sessions run at our Park City HQ; field days are out in the remote Uintas, where you'll learn to spot avalanche terrain and read the clues the snow gives you as you move through it.
The yurt-based course is the immersive version: three days and two nights in one of our yurts, with breakfast, dinner and a snowmobile ride in to the yurt included. The Rescue course is a single eight-hour day and is meant to be retaken regularly — the new Pinebrook beacon park is steps from our HQ, so you get far more hands-on practice than in a course that has to build every scenario from scratch.
Come for the course, stay for the community.
Trips in Avalanche Safety Courses
AIARE Avalanche Rescue
Starting at $235
One 8-hour day
Get the skills to save a life. Held at the Pinebrook beacon park next to our HQ, so you get loads of hands-on practice.
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Yurt-Based AIARE
Starting at $1,500 — includes yurt, meals and snowmobile bump
3 days / 2 nights
Wake up in one of our yurts and step out the door into your field day: more time learning in the snow, less time in the car. This immersive experience gives you the most time learning and applying skills in a dynamic environment.
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Private AIARE
Starting at $5,200 for up to 6 · $785 each additional person
Your crew, your dates
Fully custom for your crew: AIARE 1, AIARE 2 or Motorized, on skins, by snowmobile, a mix of both, or based out of a yurt. A 24-hour certified program on your schedule.
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