2025 Avalanche Courses

progression with the Zenith guide team

What's this about?

In 2022, we offered a pair of two-day small-group, intensive ski mountaineering skills clinics. The goal wasn't just another crevasse rescue course prettied up by calling it "ski-mountaineering" but a useful look into how professionals use strategy, specialized techniques, and equipment to move through complex terrain in the high mountains. These aren’t esoteric skills that are going to be learned once and never used but actual things you can do to make every day in the backcountry more successful.

You're standing at the top of the line you've been dreaming about all season. It's boot-top pow condition and sluffs are running hard but you're confident it's ready to go. As you're pulling down your goggles, the last thing you want to be thinking about is: "when did my partner do that AST course? 10 years ago? When's the last time they even practiced with their beacon? Last year doing one drill at the resort beacon park?". 

Our ski crew is tight because we know we can depend on each other if the worst happens. One way we know this is by practicing together, every season. For this refresher course, we'll run you through the same review and drills we do every season. Bring your ski partner or your whole crew and you won't have a second thought if they'll be able to dig you out - because you'll have seen it.