In cooperation with Canada West Mountains School, BCMC offers an advanced avalanche skills training (AST-2) to the members at a discounted price. The program is conducted over 2 weekends (Jan 24-25 and Jan 31-Feb 1) with emphasis on the development of skills and techniques to assist in decision making, route finding, terrain evaluation, snow profile interpretation and rescue techniques.

Participants should be comfortable with avalanche theory and snow science applications, including basic snow testing practices, digging snow-pits and performing transceiver searches.

If you are a serious winter backcountry user, you should consider this course!

Please visit http://www.themountainschool.com/avalanche-advanced.html for a more detailed course curriculum.

Cost: $525 + 2x$39 for Whistler backcountry ski pass + GST

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: email Alena Dzujkova by Dec 12th, 2008.