Women’s AIARE Level 2 Hut Avalanche Course

Join us for our women’s hut-based Rec Level 2 Avalanche Course with Tits Deep!

Aspen Expedition’s customized instruction maximizes student learning outcomes as they relate to backcountry travel. AE has partnered up with the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association to offer the Recreational Avalanche Courses in the ideal backcountry learning environment. These two-night, three-day courses enable all participants to experience backcountry conditions within the Hut system by using the backcountry huts as a base for the course and fieldwork.

The AIARE Rec Level 2 Avalanche Course develops an understanding of snowpack formation and metamorphism. Observation guidelines and recording standards for factors that influence and indicate snowpack stability are presented. Avalanche formation and release are discussed. A stability analysis and forecasting process is introduced.

The dates for our Women’s Hut-Based Level 2 Avalanche Courses is:

• March 6th – 8th, 2026 at the Margy’s Hut – with local, non-profit organization, Tits Deep for Breast Cancer with a partial donation from each registration going their cause

Students will come away from the course with the following information:

• Snow Metamorphism
• Surface Hoar Formation
• Stability Testing
• Observation Guidelines
• Recording Standards
• Understand the snow metamorphism process and how it relates to backcountry snow stability
• Understand weak layer formation in the snow pack
• Understand temperature gradient and its effects on snow
• Make standardized observations and recordings for weather, snowpack and avalanches
• Conduct snow testing and interpretation
• Perform a rescue

This course is designed for those who have an interest in expanding their knowledge and understanding of snow stability and snow stability factors. It is ideal for snow safety and guiding professionals, people interested in these and related careers, and recreational practitioners and group leaders who are looking for advanced knowledge and skills.

Prerequisites: Students must have the ability to travel in avalanche terrain. An AIARE Level 1 Course and Companion Rescue Course are required before taking this course. Practical experience after the Level 1 course is recommended.