Hunting Himalayan PowderA two week freeriding adventure into the largest mountains on the planet with a focus on teaching you how to stay safe in the backcountry. Combining a breadth of knowledge Di5 and Snow Safety Australia have collaborated to offer what is possibly the world’s highest avalanche course!
A special 2 week package designed to tick Gulmarg off your bucket list and give riders a framework with backcountry Education. The training element of this package is an internationally recognised AST1 certification. The classroom syllabus will be delivered in the evenings over two nights, while the field portion of the course will take place on the mountain in a single day. |
Women in the Backcountry AST1Gone are the days when women would defer to their male counterparts for safe travel in the backcountry. The ratio of men to women is shifting into an even split, and no one in avalanche country should rely on friends — male or female — to lead them through the playground in safety. Snow Safety Australia is committed to increasing outdoor skills for women allowing them to gain confidence in decision-making and trusting their intuition while sharpening their knowledge in the backcountry.
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Avalanche Safety Level 1 What you will learn on level 1 traning:
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Avalanche Safety Level 2 What you will learn on level 2 training:
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Ski MountaineeringDo you dream about completing the famed Haute Route of the Alps? Or skiing on Beautiful Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers in NZ? But you know it’s glaciated, and you’ll need a rope and a guide.
Maybe you want to spend your spring riding Australia’s steepest terrain out at Watson’s Crags, but first you’d like to build a tool set to get you out of trouble if conditions don’t match up to what you desire. Click below to find out how to make these dreams come true! |
Snow CampingAs we all know winter camping can be a lot of fun, it can also be miserable, or some combination of the two. Cut the trial and error out of dialing in your winter camping kit, and see what your fellow backcountry snow campers have done. Come and learn the art of Zen snow camping.
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Youth ProgramSnow Safety Australia delivers a slightly modified version of the Avalanche Canada AST 1 drawing on our experience and feedback from the youth in order to maximise interaction and engagement. We have integrated the one-day Avalanche Awareness Courses into Snow Safety Australia’s curriculum to raise awareness and prepare these youths for the AST 1 course.
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Australian Avalanche Awareness Dayhere’s one common takeaway most participants share after attending the Australian Avalanche Awareness Day
“More (often) than not, and almost every single time, people realise how much they didn’t know,”. “There’s no question … their exposure to the gear, to the practices you need to make (that gear) work safely and understand them, a little bit of training awareness, and they realise how little they know.” That realisation is a good thing, “It puts a little bit of caution in them, or a little bit of fear, which isn’t a bad thing when we go to play in our backcountry, because people have to have some level of caution before they head out there”. Australian Avalanche Awareness Day is hoping to instil some of that caution into Australian skiers, boarders and backcountry enthusiasts. National Avalanche Awareness Day is on June 21st |