Avalanche Australian courses

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Avalanche Training Level 1

Do you venture out of bounds, off the trails, or into the backcountry? An ATL 1 is your place to start. You don't need any experience to take this course. It is a must for everyone recreating in the backcountry or slackcountry. This is the course where you’ll learn how to recognize avalanche terrain and how to self rescue. An ATL 1 is a minimum of two days with both classroom and field components. You need to take this course first and so should your friends because just one person trained in a group is not enough. Everyone in your group should take an ATL 1. Recognize an ATL 1 course is only the beginning - the avalanche pros will tell you avalanche training is a life long process.
What you will learn in an ATL 1:
  • Avalanche formation and release.
  • How to identify avalanche terrain.
  • The basics of trip planning.
  • Optimal use of tools and resources like the avalanche forecasts to mitigate your avalanche risk.
  • Use appropriate travel techniques in avalanche terrain.
  • Intro to companion rescue.
Many instructors will offer the ATL 1 course packaged with Victim Rescue Training. Check out the course schedules to see what is right for you. Learn more about Victim Rescue Training below.

Avalanche Training Level 2

You have taken your ATL 1, you have solid experience in the backcountry, and you dedicate most of your free time to recreating in the backcountry - this is a course for you. An ATL 2 course builds on the foundations of your ATL 1, and provides a more advanced decision-making framework for travelling in avalanche terrain. An ATL 2 course comprises a minimum of 7 hours of classroom instruction with a minimum of three days in the field.
What you will learn in an ATL 2:
  • Progressive planning and travel techniques are required to travel safely through various types of terrain.
  • Key techniques for using the danger rating on a local scale
  • Key techniques for applying the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) technical model to develop personal, local terrain ratings
  • How to proficiently carry out a companion rescue.

Victim RescueTraining

Hone your rescue skills - this is what keeps you and your partners alive! A Victim Rescue Training (VRT) course is a must-have for all backcountry recreationists in any sport because it teaches life-saving search and rescue techniques.The VRT course is an important refresher for those with previous training and a great way to dial the rescue skills you learned in your ATL 1. This hands-on, one-day course takes place in the field.