SheJumps x The Mountain Guides AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course | CO

**This course is being offered in partnership between SheJumps and The Mountain Guides. Please visit the Mountain Guides website to register. Registration MUST be completed through The Mountain Guides. This page is intended only to promote the event. This course costs $595**

Course date: January 10-11, 2026

Cost: $595

Please note that the course cost does not include guide gratuities. You are under no obligation to tip the guides, but 10-15% of the course cost is highly recommended. The guides pool tips and accept cash or Venmo.

Course Information

SheJumps & The Mountain Guides are partnering to bring a women's specific AIARE 1 Avalanche course to Rocky Mountain National Park!

Join guides from The Women's Network of The Mountain Guides for your AIARE 1 Avalanche Course. This comprehensive course focuses on hazard evaluation, decision-making, and companion rescue in avalanche terrain. Learn from our AMGA-trained and certified ski and splitboard guides. Discover techniques for evaluating hazards and managing risk when traveling through avalanche terrain. Mammut Avalanche Safety gear is available to demo during the course.

All AIARE 1 courses at our Rocky Mountain location utilize a hybrid learning model. The course starts as soon as you enroll with an online learning module. Then you’ll meet with your instructor via an evening video chat session two days before the course starts. If the field days start Saturday, you would meet with your instructor Thursday evening to review the online learning, discuss the current avalanche hazard forecast and plan the tours for the field days.

Prerequisites:

These courses are for downhill skiers and boarders. All participants must travel on touring skis or splitboards during the course and be comfortable riding black diamond terrain at the resort or ungroomed backcountry snow on slopes up to 30 degrees (blue square). If you are new to touring or looking to polish your skills before your AIARE 1, check out our Backcountry Essentials course.

Learning to negotiate the backcountry takes years of dedication and practice. We encourage all backcountry travelers to continue their avalanche education yearly. In addition to the AIARE 1, we also offer Avalanche Rescue and AIARE 2 courses as well as a number of camps and clinics that get you into the mountains!

Itinerary:

Our AIARE 1 Avalanche courses take advantage of the amazing terrain in the Rocky Mountains to help jump-start your touring career. We use a hybrid course model to maximize your time in the mountains. The course starts with an online learning module that you gain access to once you register. Two days before your course starts, you’ll meet with your instructor for an evening of virtual learning using video chat. The course will officially begin in the field where you’ll spend two full day tours traveling through the mountains practicing techniques for managing avalanche hazard.

Course Logistics:

Course logistics will be shared by The Mountain Guides ahead of the course.

Need rentals? Get in touch with The Mountain Guides!

If you need to request any accommodation(s) for this course, please contact our guide partner.

**This course is being offered in partnership between SheJumps and The Mountain Guides. Please visit the Mountain Guides website to register. Registration MUST be completed through The Mountain Guides. This page is intended only to promote the event. This course costs $595**

Please note that the course cost does not include guide gratuities. You are under no obligation to tip the guides, but 10-15% of the course cost is highly recommended. The guides pool tips and accept cash or Venmo.

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All participants must sign the SheJumps Participant Waiver prior to participating in this event.

Spanish version of our waiver: Todos los participantes deben firmar la Renuncia de Participante de SheJumps antes de participar en este evento.

To prioritize the health of our community, please do not attend a SheJumps event if you are experiencing any cold-like symptoms.

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Cancellation Policy

Please reference The Mountain Guides website for information about cancellations.

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SheJumps increases the participation of women and girls in outdoor activities to foster confidence, leadership, and connection to nature and community through free and low-cost outdoor education.

SheJumps is an inclusive organization. We welcome all women and girls—transgender and cisgender, as well as non-binary people.

SheJumps strives to fight against racism and acknowledges that our events and programs take place on traditional, unceded Indigenous lands.

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