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Ski Mountaineering and Avalanche Leadership - Part III
American Alpine Institute
ETPL
For skiers and boarders who are looking to kick their skills up a notch, the Steep Skiing Camp will help you push your abilities into steeper terrain but will also prepare you for both planned and unplanned overnight stays in the winter backcountry. This will allow you to venture deeper into the mountains to score the best tracks and lines of fresh powder.
Completion of Parts 1 and 2 or equivalent experience
A3 approved Rec 1 avalanche course
A3 approved avalanche rescue course
Ability to ski/ride ungroomed black diamond terrain in-bounds
Experience skiing/riding in variable terrain and snow conditions
At least a full season of backcountry touring (20+ days) since the completion of Rec 1 and Rescue Courses with documented tour plans and recorded observations in a field notebook
Previous multi-day backpacking experience
Ability to cook for yourself on a backpacking stove
Previous experience camping on snow (recommended, not required)
Very good physical fitness (ability to skin at least 4,000 vertical feet in a day, carry/ ski with a 45lb pack)
Is this program approved to train veterans?
Yes
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
Certification/license test preparation provided
Employment performance results
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Top industries for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
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