A3 Approved Avalanche Education
Mount Shasta & Bear Valley, CA.
Crater Lake Nat’l Park, 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 Approved Avalanche Level 1
$625.00 per person / 3 Days
Mt Shasta & Bear Valley CA, Crater Lake, OR.
Mt Charleston, NV.
A3 Approved Avalanche Level 2
$775.00 per person / 3 Days
Mt Shasta & Bear Valley Locations
Level 2 Avalanche Courses
Curriculum consists of 24 hours of instruction in lecture, video, discussion, and field study. At least 16+ hours of which will be spent learning hands-on in the snow. The Avalanche Level 2 Course is designed to build on the necessary information and skills developed in the Avalanche Level 1 course, and then explore deeper into the up-to-date science behind avalanches. Our goal is to give students a more technical understanding of how avalanches develop and release so that they might be able to make safer life-saving decisions.
A3 Approved Avalanche Rescue Clinic
$295.00 per person / 1 day
Mt Shasta & Bear Valley Locations
Avalanche Rescue Courses
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. Our A3 Avalanche Rescue Course revolves around four core curriculum areas: Avalanche Rescue Principles, Avalanche Equipment and Applications, the Companion Rescue Process, and Avalanche Victim Basic Care.
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“JB is the Man” He stayed positive during a challenging to nonexistent snowpack in Bear Valley, I’ve already recommended JB and SWS Mountain Guides to many of my friends interested in Avalanche Education
— Avalanche Level 1 Bear Valley, CA —
Nate – Bear Valley, CA.
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2-Day Avalanche Gulch
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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