Avalanche Awareness Classroom sessions are offered for free and open to the public, with no registration required....just show up with your backcountry partners and friends! On-Snow Sessions, Rescue Clinic and other field-based events are also offered for free but online pre-registration is required. Please see specific event for details and registration info. Space is limited for field-based events and is on a first come-first served basis.
january
22jan(jan 22)6:00 pm26(jan 26)9:00 pmVirtual Avalanche Awareness Class
Are you unable to attend one of our local or in-person Avalanche Awareness Classes? In partnership with Friends of Berthoud Pass, FOSJ is excited to share an opportunity to attend a virtual Avalanche Awareness Class.
Are you unable to attend one of our local or in-person Avalanche Awareness Classes? In partnership with Friends of Berthoud Pass, FOSJ is excited to share an opportunity to attend a virtual Avalanche Awareness Class. Join FOSJ and FOBP for a Virtual Avalanche Awareness Class to prep for this winter’s backcountry season. On January 16th at 6pm, click on the link under “Learn More” to join the virtual class.
22 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 26 (Sunday) 9:00 pm
25jan10:00 am3:00 pmOn-Snow Session
In a 5-hour field session, participants will work with instructors to learn and apply the basic concepts covered in classroom-based avalanche awareness presentations, including preparation & communication, terrain
In a 5-hour field session, participants will work with instructors to learn and apply the basic concepts covered in classroom-based avalanche awareness presentations, including preparation & communication, terrain recognition & avoidance, smart travel protocol, basic snowpack understanding, and safety gear use.
Early-bird registration for FOSJ members opens November 1st and general registration opens December 3rd.
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lizard Head Pass
26jan10:00 am3:00 pmOn-Snow Session
In a 5-hour field session, participants will work with instructors to learn and apply the basic concepts covered in classroom-based avalanche awareness presentations, including preparation & communication, terrain
In a 5-hour field session, participants will work with instructors to learn and apply the basic concepts covered in classroom-based avalanche awareness presentations, including preparation & communication, terrain recognition & avoidance, smart travel protocol, basic snowpack understanding, and safety gear use.
Early-bird registration for FOSJ members opens November 1st and general registration opens December 3rd.
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lizard Head Pass
february
02feb10:00 am3:00 pmWomen's On-Snow Session
Friends of the San Juans is excited to invite you to our first Women's specific On-Snow Avalanche Awareness Class. This course is for trans, cisgender, and any non-binary recreationists who center
Friends of the San Juans is excited to invite you to our first Women’s specific On-Snow Avalanche Awareness Class. This course is for trans, cisgender, and any non-binary recreationists who center their education in women-focused spaces.
In a 5-hour field session, participants will work with instructors to learn and apply the basic concepts covered in classroom-based avalanche awareness presentations, including preparation & communication, terrain recognition & avoidance, smart travel protocol, basic snowpack understanding, and safety gear use.
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Molas Pass
04feb5:30 pm8:00 pmTaos, NM Avalanche Awareness Class
This one is for our friends down South! Don't let the New Mexico Stigma fool you: if there is enough snow to ride, there is enough snow to slide! Join
This one is for our friends down South! Don’t let the New Mexico Stigma fool you: if there is enough snow to ride, there is enough snow to slide! Join FOSJ at the Taos Youth & Family Center for an Avalanche Awareness Class to ensure your avalanche mitigation skills are up to snuff.
(Tuesday) 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Taos Youth & Family Center
407 Paseo del Canon E
08feb8:30 am4:00 pmLeo Lloyd Memorial Rescue Clinic
The Leo Lloyd Memorial Rescue Workshop is an 8-hour clinic for backcountry users who have taken a AAA Avalanche Rescue Course and/or a AAA Rec Level 1. Participants
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The Leo Lloyd Memorial Rescue Workshop is an 8-hour clinic for backcountry users who have taken a AAA Avalanche Rescue Course and/or a AAA Rec Level 1. Participants will have the opportunity to refresh their rescue skillset as well as learn and practice basic lifesaving medical care. Approximately two hours will be dedicated to refreshing industry standard use of beacon, probes, and shovels as well as how to coordinate single and multiple burial rescues. For the rest of the workshop, participants will be challenged with five realistic avalanche scenarios. For each scenario participants will be expected to perform a rescue, provide basic lifesaving medical care, and develop and implement an evacuation plan. Join us to dust off the cobwebs and practice these important skills!
Registration opens Monday, January 6th.
(Saturday) 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Andrews Lake / Molas Pass
Andrews Lake Rd, Durango, CO 81301