Backcountry Intro lessons for JONGs

Neck Beard needs to write a book, seriously. Great stuff and thanks.

If only to offer some excuse and defense of the bro brah party run mentality, riding any resort these days with controlled slack country can change anyones snow awareness IMO. I know I work hard to maintain it.

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Originally Posted by DasBlunt

Neck Beard needs to write a book, seriously. Great stuff and thanks.

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It isn't me, its those who told me.

Wasn't all that long ago I didn't know the difference. And still get it wrong.

Most us need to be shown, and then to do it often.

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Originally Posted by DasBlunt

Neck Beard needs to write a book, seriously....

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prob. would want to go with a pseudonym but agreed otherwise...

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Originally Posted by Chainsaw_Willie

I almost feel gypped. My lvl 1 class happened after several weeks of temperature inversion under a huge dome of high pressure that occured right after a major rain event. While there were layers to be seen, the pack was basically 2 feet of solid crust with various rain crusts and sugar snow crusts under that. I should probably re-take that class and hope for more interesting/educational snow conditions.

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American Alpine Institute, up in Bellingham, offers a 1-day refresher course. I took my Avi 1 course with them up at Baker and they were awesome. If you can, take the course with Richard, he's an awesome teacher/guide.

My course happened on a pretty stable day. My partner and I just dug deep until we hit facets and a deep hoar layer. Of course, it was so deep that I couldn't even hold the column on a shovel-tilt test. Good times.

friends of the utah avi center had a great 3-day course. it looks like they stopped. hopefully, they'll offer it again.