Sled/Snowbike Motorized Avalanche Awareness, Avoidance, Rescue Training Designed specifically for the needs of Sledders and Snowwbikers (SMAAART)

This Avalanche course is designed specifically for sledders-snowbikers utilizing 40 years of snowmobile experience and 22 years of avalanche education. Learn how to stay out of harms way and self rescue if things go wrong.

Sled/Snowbike Motorized Avalanche Awareness, Avoidance, Rescue Training (SMAAART) class, is an essential training program designed for sledder/snowbikers seeking to venture into avalanche terrain safely. Motorized back country riders traverse multiple riding zones in a single day. Each Zone, Elevation and Aspect brings it’s own avalanche concern. This comprehensive course equips participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions in avalanche-prone environments. Our curriculum specifically designed for the motorize back country enthusiast, covers key topics such as avalanche types, snowpack analysis, trip planning (weather/snowpack/terrain) and rescue techniques. Participants gain situational awareness using the 5 min rule, enabling them to assess the avalanche risk and make educated choices to minimize exposure. Learn to use your sled or snowbike and probe to make a quick pit, allowing you to quicky assess the snowpack throughout your day as you change zones, aspects, and  elevations.

The AAART course combines online self study, online classroom instruction, with practical field exercises, providing a balanced learning experience. Participants delve into avalanche theory, weather patterns, and situational decision making, learning to look critically at the terrain and snowpack to reduce risk. Participants also learn to use essential tools such as transceivers, probes, and shovels for effective companion rescue. Field sessions allow participants to apply their knowledge in real-world rescue scenarios, honing skills like snowpack stability assessments and safe travel techniques. Completion of an Sled/Snowbike Motorized Avalanche Awareness, Avoidance, Rescue Training (SMAAART) class is a crucial step for anyone venturing into the backcountry, ensuring they have the expertise to navigate and enjoy these environments while minimizing the inherent risks associated with avalanches.

Overview

• One field Day
• One evening of self study Avalanche Online Tutorial
• One 3.5 hr Online Interactive Meeting

Course Content:

• Avalanche overview and terminology
• Identify avalanche terrain, identify islands of safety, escape routes
• Pre-ride trip planning: apps to access weather, snowpack, terrain, rescue access
• Situational awareness: learn to look critically at the snow under your sled/bike, be aware of changes in elevation, aspect, temperature, and wind as you traverse the terrain.
• Snowpack assessment techniques: quick pit, sled/snowbike cut, probe the pack, full snow pit
• Use appropriate travel techniques in avalanche terrain, safe parking, radio communication, 5 min rule
• Companion rescue skills, learn to use your beacon, shovel, probe, radio, in single and multiple burial scenarios

We travel the province of BC bringing training to your riding area. Call us to come to your riding area, learn on your terrain, in your snowpack. For more information call Rob @ 250-756-7669

More on avalanche safety here…
Avalanche Online Learning
Avalanche Rescue Series: Beacon Searching 101
Avalanche Rescue Series: Avalanche Probing 101
Avalanche Rescue Series: Avalanche Shoveling 101

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