Community Avalanche Safety Education Day

Rotarun

Join the Friends' Instructors at Rotarun for stations involving rescue practice, terrain identification, and backcountry preparation. The event will kick off just after public skiing closes at 4. Stations will run from 4-5:30 with bonfires and beers afterwards! No need to pre-register- just show up! Email Annie at education@sawtoothavalanche.com with any questions!

Free

Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center Field Day

Join the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center instructors for a field day covering avalanche rescue basics, snowpack layering, avalanche terrain identification, and basic backcountry travel. Please note-you need to have attended a Friends' Introduction to Avalanches lecture prior to participating in the field day. See www.sawtoothavalanche.com for lecture dates or email education@sawtoothavalanche.com to receive a virtual copy of the lecture. We have moved to a pre-registration system for courses due to high demand! Please sign up for a field day using this Field Day Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/GNvKfCmMrCeB2Qp97 We will send out more information about the course in the week leading up to it. We will meet at the SNRA and then spend the day near the SNRA or on Galena Pass. You will need a way to travel over snow (snowshoes, touring skis, splitboard...) There is a $40 suggested donation to the Friends of the SAC to cover instructor costs. Donations can be made at www.sawtoothavalanche.com (click the donate button) or via Venmo @sawtooth-avalanche. On your donation, please note that this is in conjunction with a field day. Thank you! Reach out to Annie at education@sawtoothavalanche.com with any questions. #sawtoothavy #friendsofsac

$40

Introduction to Avalanches Presentation

Community Campus

Join the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center for a 2-hour presentation based on the Know Before You Go platform, introducing basic concepts about snow, avalanches, and traveling safely in and near avalanche terrain. Learn from the Friends of SAC instructor team of snow experts, mountain guides, and experienced avalanche educators. We invite everyone to join if you’re learning about avalanches for the first time or are a seasoned backcountry user ready for a yearly refresher. There is a $15 suggested donation, no preregistration required. You must attend the entire talk to register for the optional field session. You can register for an optional field session ($50 suggested donation) HERE  

$15

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