Cover the basics of companion rescue with an AIARE Avalanche Rescue course. AIARE Rescue is an 8-hour course that reviews the basics of avalanche rescue, multiple-burial rescues and techniques for complex rescue scenarios. This course is ideal for those who are new to the backcountry or who want to refresh their skills before or after taking an AIARE 1 course.

Register for Avalanche Rescue

Snowbird Mountain Guides' avalanche courses follow the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education Curriculum, as standardized by the American Avalanche Association.

Gear Up: As part of our partnership with Mammut, avalanche gear is available to demo for students enrolled in Snowbird Mountain Guides' Avalanche Education courses. Come check out Mammut's touring backpack, Barryvox transceiver, avalanche probe and avalanche shovel. 

• Ages: 16+
• Dates:
  • December 12, 2026
  • January 9, 2027
  • January 16, 2027
  • February 6, 2027
  • March 6, 2027
• Schedule: 8 am - 4 pm
• Meeting Location: Determined by the instructor prior to the course. Possible locations include Snowbird and other Little Cottonwood or Big Cottonwood Canyon field locations.
• Prerequisites: Students must have the required gear to practice avalanche rescue, as well as the skills to move around in variable surface conditions in uphill or downhill mode on their touring gear or on snowshoes. This course is a good refresher on the rescue skills learned in AIARE 1, but AIARE 1 is not a prerequisite.
• Required Equipment: Touring backpack, transceiver, shovel, probe (Mammut demo included if needed), ski poles, skis/splitboard with uphill capability, and climbing skins (already cut and fitted). Snowshoes can be used in this course instead of skis/splitboards.
• Price: $225 (Mammut demo gear included)

Private courses are available upon request; please call Snowbird Mountain Guides at 801.933.2096 for rates and to book.