Avalanche Education – Winter 2025
Mount Shasta & Bear Valley, CA.
Diamond Lake, OR & Mt. Charleston, NV
Avalanche Education is instructed by professional members of the American Avalanche Association.
SWS is a recognized provider of the American Avalanche Association
A3 Certified Recreational Avalanche Course Level 1
$625.00 per person / 3 Days
Mt Shasta & Bear Valley, CA
Diamond Lake, OR Las Vegas, NV Locations
A3 Certified Recreational Avalanche Course Level 2
$775.00 per person / 3 Days
Mt Shasta & Bear Valley, CA
Diamond Lake, OR Las Vegas, NV Locations
Continue your Avalanche Education with this A3 Avalanche Level 2 Course. Course curriculum consists of 8+ hours of classroom instruction, video, discussion, and 16+ hours of field study outside. Field study will be spent hands-on, in the snow learning. Our level 2 course is designed to build on the necessary information and skills developed in the Avalanche level 1 course. We then explore deeper into up-to-date science behind avalanche and their contributing factors. The goal is to give students a more technical understanding of how avalanches develop and release so that they might better be able to make life-saving decisions.
A3 Certified Avalanche Rescue Course
$295.00 per person / 1 Day
Mt Shasta & Bear Valley, CA
Diamond Lake, OR Las Vegas, NV Locations
An A3 Avalanche Rescue Course is a newer component of the American Avalanche Associations’ (A3) progression of avalanche education. The fundamental goal of the course is to give participants the skills necessary to safely perform a companion or team rescue in the event of an avalanche incident. Curriculum of the A3 Avalanche Rescue Course revolves around four core components: Avalanche Rescue Principles, Avalanche Equipment and Applications, the Companion Rescue Process, and Avalanche Victim Basic Care.
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Shasta Summit Climbs
2-Day Avalanche Gulch
3-Day Avalanche Gulch
3-Day Shasta West Face
2-Day Clear Creek
Intermediate Summit Climbs
3-Day Casaval Ridge
3-Day Hotlum Bolam Ridge
3-Day Hotlum Glacier
Whitney Summit Climbs
Sierra Classic Climbs
Basic Winter Mountaineering
Advanced Winter Mountaineering
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Aconcagua Expedition
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Ecuador Expedition
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Everest Three Passes Trek
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Cho Ouy Expedition
Japan Ski Expeditions
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OFFICES
SWS Main Office:
110 Alpine St. Mount Shasta, California
96067
Bear Valley Office:
P.O. Box 5104
265 Bear Valley Rd, Bear Valley, California 95223
Lone Pine Office:
120 South Main St., Suite 1.5, Lone Pine, California 93545
888-797-6867