Recreational Level 1 Refresher Course

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Welcome to the AAI Level 1 Online Refresher

Lesson 1: How to Prepare for a Day in the Backcountry 5 Topics

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Getting ready for a touring day

What to wear for a backcountry tour

What to carry in a winter backcountry pack

What's in a first aid kit and a repair kit

Here are a few more tips for when you're touring.

Lesson 2: Avalanche Terminology - How To Communicate Your Observations 3 Topics | 2 Quizzes

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Avalanche Triangle - Sorting Information

Avalanche Terminology - The Language of Snow

Vocabulary of Avalanches

Avalanche Classification and Documentation

Classifying Avalanches

Lesson 3: Introduction to the Avalanche Forecast - What the Forecast is Communicating 3 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Introduction to the Avalanche Forecast - Gathering Information from Forecasts

North American Danger Scale

Understanding Avalanche Problems

Avalanche Problem Identification and Understanding

Lesson 4: Introduction to Avalanche Forecast Center Websites - A Walk Through Different Sites 4 Topics

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Introduction to JHAvalanche.org

Introduction to the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center site

Introduction to the Utah Avalanche Center site

Introduction to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center site

Lesson 5: Terrain - Is the Terrain Capable of Producing an Avalanche? 4 Topics | 1 Quiz

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How to Identify Avalanche Terrain

Identifying Avalanche Terrain

Measuring Slope Angle

How to Measure Runout Angles

Route Planning for Backcountry Tours

Lesson 6: Snowpack - Understanding Snowpack Layering and How Snow Behaves 2 Topics | 2 Quizzes

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Snowpack - Is There a Recipe for an Avalanche?

Snowpack Metamorphism and Snow Grains

Snow Behavior and Avalanche Mechanics

The Behavior of Snow

Lesson 7: Weather's Influence on Stability 1 Topic

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Weather and It's Influence on Snowpack

Lesson 8: An Introduction to the AAI backcountry checklist 2 Topics

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AAI's Backcountry Checklist

A Day Using the Checklist

Lesson 9: Group Dynamics and the Human Factor 5 Topics | 2 Quizzes

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Group Dynamics, Communication, and the Human Factor

Sorting information with ALPTRUTh

ALPTRUTh Part 1

ALPTRUTh Part 2

A Deeper Dive into Group Dynamics and Decision-Making Influences

Traveling in Avalanche Terrain and Playing Poker Have a Few Things in Common.

The Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard and the Avalanche Problems

Lesson 10: Avalanche Rescue Techniques 5 Topics

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A Review of Avalanche Rescue

Parts of an Avalanche Rescue

Backcountry First Aid

Evacuating a Partner from the Backcountry

Tips on Early Season Transceiver Practice

Thank you for taking the Level 1 Refresher Course