Exclusive Avalanche Course
This isn't your dad's avalanche course. Jeff designed it for Special Forces mountain guides and it's now offered exclusively to AspectAvy Pro members.
If you've ever left a traditional avy course feeling more spooked than stoked, this one's for you.
We teamed up with Pikes Peak Alpine School + The Mountain Training Center to bring you a course that answers the only two questions that matter:
- ✓ Can I ride this slope safely?
- ✓ Where's the best snow?
For anyone who's left previous avalanche courses feeling...
- 😳 Nervous in the backcountry, because everyone knows someone who's been caught in a slide
- 😤 Frustrated and confused by the avalanche forecast and what it actually means for the day
- ☹️ Disappointed their previous training gave them tools but not clarity or confidence
- 😟 Unsure where to ride, even after taking an avy course and "doing everything right"
- 🤬 Angry they spent so much time, money, and energy chasing the backcountry dream, only to still feel haunted by avalanche uncertainty
- 😔 Some even said it feels hopeless—like no matter what you do, you're spinning the cylinder and playing Russian roulette in the mountains
What You'll Get
Led by IFMGA guides Jeff Banks & Pete Lardy
(aka: guys who were teaching avy courses before you could spell "persistent weak layer")
with over 35 years of combined teaching experience
📚 Online Training
8 hours of online training with Mountain Training Center
🎿 Field Coaching
Coaching on tour planning and execution in the field
🚨 Rescue Skills
Cutting-edge rescue skills (coached to pass guide-level beacon test)
📊 AspectAvy Mastery
Use AspectAvy to understand the forecasts better
💪 Confidence
The confidence to stop treating the backcountry like avalanche roulette
🔥 Fireside Chats
2 fireside chats with Jeff to answer all your burning questions
5:1 ratio. Big learning. Zero doom-and-gloom vibes.
Also… carbon skis to demo, swag, and rumors of foot massages at the hot springs.
Course Details
$750 | January 3-4, 2025 | Salida/Monarch Pass
Come level up so you can stop surviving the backcountry and start enjoying it.
Ready to Transform Your Backcountry Experience?
AspectAvy Pro & Lifetime Members Only
This exclusive course is available only to AspectAvy Pro and Lifetime Members.