• Check this page again 2 weeks prior to course start date.
• You will be mailed a package containing a variety of resources. Please come to course having completed the mandatory pre-course assignments and readings found under the “Pre-Course Assignments and Reading” tab of your student manual.
• Become familiar with the Snow Avalanche Management in Forested Terrain publication, available online from the BC government website, as well as the Technical Aspects of Snow Avalanche Risk Management document (a hard copy will be provided during the course).
• This course uses some trigonometry and students are expected to arrive to the course familiar with basic trig formulae. There are many trigonometry apps available on the web which may prove helpful. Example: iTunes apple trig-solver.
• Until you receive your student manual, please refer to your online registration confirmation email for a view-only link to the manual.
• For Pre-Course Assignment 3, here is a digital link to the materials that you will require: https://avalanche.box.com/s/bs1pempjpvclj7dhlmyjsha3h8t0mxl1. 

Location: The course will be held in the Selkirk Room, Prestige Lakeside Resort, 701 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L 6G3.  Phone 250-352-7222.

Click here for a map of the course location: Prestige Lakeside Resort, Nelson, B.C.

Students on this course must be fit and experienced in summer backcountry travel. Be prepared for some bushwhacking in run-out zones, long days and wet Fall weather. An equipment list outlines what you will need to bring with you to the course. Students who are well prepared with the necessary equipment and basic knowledge will benefit everyone by allowing us to conduct the course’s daily sessions in the most efficient and effective manner possible.

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. Drive times can be up to 1.5 hours one-way and the course can cover up to 700 km.