Provided by Wasatch Mountain Guides
Salt Lake
Saturday, December 12, 2026
AAI Level 1: online module + evening Zoom + 2 field days (7:30am-3:30pm). 2-4 students/guide. $615.
Hybrid Avalanche Level 1 (American Avalanche Institute curriculum) Provided by Wasatch Mountain Guides | Salt Lake | $615
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An American Avalanche Association Recognized Course Provider teaching the AAI Level 1 curriculum in the Wasatch.
Course format
- Self-paced AAI online learning module (must be finished before the field days)
- 2-hour live virtual seminar the evening before field day one
- Two 8-hour field days in the backcountry (approx. 7:30am-3:30pm)
- 24 hours of total curriculum
What you’ll learn
- Avalanche terrain recognition
- Snowpack assessment
- Companion rescue
- Backcountry decision-making using the AAI Backcountry Avalanche Checklist
Instructors and ratio
- AMGA-certified guides (Ski Guide through IFMGA Mountain Guide)
- All hold Avalanche Pro 2 and WFR certifications
- 2-4 students per guide
Location
- Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood Canyon, chosen the morning of based on the UAC forecast
Gear
- Beacon, shovel, probe, and pack available if needed
2026/27 dates (field days, with the virtual session the evening before)
- Dec 5-6, 2026 (virtual session Dec 4)
- Dec 12-13, 2026 (virtual session Dec 11)
- Dec 19-20, 2026 (virtual session Dec 18)
- Jan 4-5, 2027 (virtual session Jan 3)
- Jan 9-10, 2027 (virtual session Jan 8)
- Jan 23-24, 2027 (virtual session Jan 22)
- Feb 6-7, 2027 (virtual session Feb 5)
- Feb 20-21, 2027 (virtual session Feb 19)
