Applicants must have and prove at time of registration:

• Incident Command System 100 (ICS 100) minimum (e.g. Alberta Emergency Management Agency ICS-100  or U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency ICS-100 ); ICS 200 is recommended
• Basic understanding of avalanche terrain and phenomena (e.g. Avalanche Skills Training 1, Organized Avalanche Rescue, or equivalent training or experience)  
  • For those with training and experience similar to these courses, you can apply to waive a prerequisite using our Prior Learning Assessment process.
• Currently performing as command staff within an organization's ICS structure
• Be 19 or older.

Registration takes place on our course calendar on June 25, 2025 at 10:00AM Pacific Time. Visit the course calendar for up-to-date course dates and locations. Full payment is required at the time of registration.

You are required to upload a scan or JPEG of the following documents during your registration process. Without them you will be unable to complete your registration.

• Proof of age, such as a copy of your driver's license
• ICS-100 certificate

Grants/Scholarships:

The Avalanche Canada Foundation offers yearly scholarships for students for a variety of courses. There is also an Alberta job grant. Many local employment centres and/or SAR groups can also help with local funding opportunities.

The Canada Training Credit is a new refundable tax credit through the Government of Canada to help Canadians with the cost of training fees. For more information click here.

In addition to paying the course fees, students are required to read and agree to the CAA Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement as a condition of participating in any course. Refer to the "Release of Liability and Waiver" section of this website for details and to review the Release of Liability and Waiver.

View a sample schedule for Avalanche Incident Management.

Upon registration, all students will receive a confirmation email that contains a link to the course logistics folder. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the CAA office if they have not received this link. Students will have the option to purchase a hard copy of the student manual from Amazon Direct Publishing.

Students are to bring a copy of their operation's Avalanche Rescue Plan to the course.     

Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the course and field locations.

Course evaluation is based on the development of a written reflection containing responses pertaining to specific components of your operation's Avalanche Response Plan. The development of this written reflection takes place in the weeks following the course. An overall mark of 70% or greater is needed to attain a certificate of completion. 

Refer to the student resources webpage for a complete list of student policies and is visit the CAA Release of Liability and Waiver page.