Pre-course preparation checklist:

• Check this page again 2 weeks prior to course start date.
• You have been provided with a link to the Level 2 pre-course questions in your Registration Confirmation email. These online resources and questions take a significant amount of time (15-20 hours) and are mandatory. If you did not complete these online questions during your Level 2 Course, then complete them before the start of the course.
• Review the terms and concepts of the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard as this is foundational to much of our work.
  
• Study terrain and possible field trips in and around your course's backcountry area. Use current snowpack information, weather data and terrain information (maps, pictures, Google Earth, guidebooks) to get a better understanding of the terrain, climate, and snowpack conditions currently present in the area. Be prepared to review and share your findings on Day 1.
• Review the Level 2 Evaluation Criteria to ensure you are fully aware of the assessment categories as well as the skill and knowledge competencies that are being evaluated. Write down any questions that you might have, they will be addressed on Day 1.
• Review the Snow Profile Procedures video to ensure you are up-to-date on best practices for completing snow profiles efficiently and with fewer errors.
• Bring a copy of the Avalanche Handbook and the CAA’s Observation Guidelines and Recording Standards (OGRS 2016). A digital/mobile copy of OGRS is available on the CAA website.
• Golden courses only: a National Park Pass is required for parking in the National Parks. Glacier National Park may also be used as one of our venues, please make sure to complete the online quiz to obtain the free Annual Winter Permit. If everyone has an annual winter permit before the course, then groups can get an earlier start in the terrain.
  

Start time: 7:00 am sharp on March 22, 2022.

Location: Prestige Inn, 1049 Trans Canada Hwy, Golden, BC V0A 1H2.

View the Level 2 Student Equipment List as a reference for what you should bring to the course.

Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the course location and field trip sites. Carpooling is only recommended for students who are from the same household.

 

If your course requires lift access, tickets are provided by your instructors. If you have a season's pass for the area please bring this to the course. Some courses have alternate transportation such as snowcats or helicopters, this cost is covered in your course fees.

There are a lot of options for accommodation in Golden. You can visit Tourism Golden for information on local hostels, hotels, motels, campgrounds, and B & B’s.

Go to our ITP COVID-19 Information webpage to familiarize yourself with the most up to date COVID-19 Industry Training Program information. 

Students are required to complete a Release of Liability and Waiver at the start of each course. A link to the Release of Liability and Waiver is found below. Please note that the document has two pages:

• Release of Liability and Waiver.

Go to our Student Resources webpage to familiarize yourself with the Student Policies.