AIARE Level 1
From competition to backcountryBRASS-sponsored AIARE 1 Avalanche Safety Course with
Sawtooth Mountain Guides
March 28-30, 2025
Stanley, Idaho
The BRASS Avalanche Foundation, a snow safety non-profit, is partnering with Sawtooth Mountain Guides to offer a free AIARE Level 1 introduction to avalanche hazard management to former and current competitive snowsports athletes in Stanley, Idaho on March 28-30. This course is specially designed to introduce highly-competent snowsports athletes to backcountry travel. The course will be taught by experienced instructors with competitive snowsports backgrounds, Erik Leidecker and Lindsay Mann.
In addition to the standard AIARE curriculum, this course will highlight the shift from competition in controlled venues to recreational travel in uncontrolled terratin, outline additional variables during international travel, and provide networking opportunities to understand career progressions in outdoor spaces.
The course will take place in beautiful Stanley Idaho, with limitless terrain options for participant progression. Participants will meet each day at 8am at the Sawtooth Mountain Guide office in Stanley, and course participants should plan on staying in town. There are 8-10 hours of online coursework prior to the course. More about the AIARE Level 1 ciriculum can be found here.
What: The BRASS Avalanche Foundation is offering a free AIARE 1 course.
Who: Former and current competitive snowsports athletes.
When: March 28-30, 2025
Where: Stanley, Idaho, after World Cup finals in Sun Valley. Each morning the class will meet at Sawtooth Mountain Guide Offices (250 Niece Ave, Stanley, ID).
Course fees are covered by the BRASS Foundation. Travel, housing, and meals are the participant’s responsibility.
Apply by February 15th 2025.
For questions, please email
info@brassavalanche.org
