AIARE Avalanche Education

Upcoming Courses

Registration for AIARE Courses is open!

December 20th: AIARE Rescue

January 17th-19th: AIARE 1

February 1st: AIARE Rescue

February 12th-15th: AIARE 1

March 7th: AIARE Rescue

*Courses fill quickly, please email outdoor@petracliffs.com to be added to the waitlist and to receive information about additional courses.

**Interested in hosting a private AIARE course? Email outdoor@petracliffs.com to learn more.

Register for an AIARE course

AIARE Courses

Two people cross-country skiing in a snowy forest. One person is in the foreground wearing a light blue jacket, brown pants, and a white beanie, while the other is further back wearing a black jacket and pants.
Instructor in an orange jacket kneeling next to a wall of snow and green avalanche shovel.
Seven people dig in the snow using avalanche shovels and avalanche probes.
A skier making a turn down a steep and open snowy mountain.
Two skiers descending a snow-covered slope below large rocky overhangs, one in yellow and the other in orange, with a rescue team member in yellow watching from above.

Optional Add-on

Stay a day or two! Want more of an opportunity to hone your skills and to ski or ride even more terrain? Our instructor team has added an optional one or two days of additional ski guiding for $195 per day tacked onto the end of the course. This is a great opportunity for continuing mentorship and to ski the terrain we utilize for the course. Please email outdoor@petracliffs.com if you are interested in this add-on.

AIARE Course Details

Registration includes: Professional ski guide, AIARE materials, and all technical Avalanche Equipment (Avalanche beacon, shovel, probe)

Registration does not include: Personal gear, food, water, Alpine touring/telemark/split boarding equipment, skins, ski crampons*

*Alpine Touring Skis or Splitboards with touring bindings and skins are available for demo from Petra Cliffs for $40/per day.

AIARE packing list
Backcountry Ski & Splitboard Guiding
About the American Institute for Avalanche Research & Education