AIARE 2 in North Lake Tahoe

Who Should Take This North Lake Tahoe AIARE 2 Course

This course is for those who have taken an AIARE 1 and the Avalanche Rescue and have had at least a year of backcountry travel experience. The AIARE 2 provides backcountry leaders the opportunity to advance their avalanche knowledge and decision making skills. It’s imperative to have a strong grasp of the concepts introduced in the AIARE 1 and rescue courses—and experience applying them—before taking this course.

Skiers/riders should be advanced-intermediate in skill level, competent on and off-piste in a variety of conditions, and confident on all blue runs and most black diamond runs in the resort (including ungroomed terrain).

AIARE 2 Student Learning Outcomes

Differentiate where specific avalanche hazards exist within the landscape and identify avalanche terrain where consequences may be more severe.
Use and interpret weather, snow, and avalanche observations to locate appropriate terrain prior to entering and while in the field.
Demonstrate leadership skills within a small team that include facilitating small group discussion, promoting appropriate terrain selection, and utilizing simple risk-management strategies.
Implement a basic forecasting framework that can be used in conjunction with or in the absence of local supporting avalanche information.

AIARE 2 Prerequisites

Participants must have the ability to travel in avalanche terrain.
An AIARE 1 Course or equivalent Level 1 training is required.
A full season of practical experience after the Level 1 course is highly recommended before taking the AIARE 2 course. (BC 1.0 + 5-10 days of touring experience, or 10+ days of individual touring experience required)
AIARE or AAA approved one-day Avalanche Rescue Course.

If you have taken an AIARE 1 course, the 1-day rescue course, feel comfortable with the curriculum, and are hungry to increase your understanding of hazard management in avalanche terrain, this course is for you!

THE ALPENGLOW DIFFERENCE

As a Tahoe-based guide company with countless expeditions to high-altitude peaks around the world over the last 15 years, we bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our beloved “home mountain”. Our teaching and guiding philosophy has been honed from the flanks of the Himalayan giants to the technical peaks of Peru, and we are beyond excited to be able to bring our program to this fantastic mountain. In addition to our international expedition roots, we are accredited by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), being one of the very few guide services in the region to hold such a high standard. Each of our guides is trained by the AMGA in the terrain in which they operate, and the program is supervised by internationally licensed IFMGA mountain guides. This high standard, along with our many years of experience, translates to a fantastic mountain adventure!

Alpenglow Expeditions operates under special use permit with the Tahoe, Eldorado, Inyo, Humboldt-Toiyable and Shasta-Trinity National Forests. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.