Education
Opportunities to expand your knowledge
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BRASS 101
BRASS 101 is our signature program. Basic avalanche education for kids, coaches, and parents in snowsports. If you love to ski, this is essential information for a lifetime in the winter mountains!
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Online Resources
There are a ton of free educational resources available online. We’ve collected a few of our favorites here.
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Field Courses
For those looking to go beyond the classroom or the screen, a course out in the field is a great way to take the next step and level up your avalanche knowledge.
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Webinars
BRASS offers webinars periodically, typically based around the BRASS 101 curriculum. We’ve collected some past presentations here.
BRASS 101
For BRASS 101, we pay for a top level avalanche educator to come to your club, team, or school to deliver our 90-minute curriculum, at the time and place of your choosing. There’s no charge - BRASS covers the costs of the educators and ensures you get the best people.
Topics covered include:
Avalanche and snow science basics
Red flags of avalanches
Avalanche safety essentials
Self-awareness and decision making
Safe travel rituals
When students leave this course, they’ll have an increased level of awareness of what creates avalanches and how to avoid them. They will know more about what they “don’t know,” which is critical in any safety training.
There will be more for them to learn in the future, but this is a great starting point.
Online reSources
Learn anywhere!
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Know Before You GO
Know Before You Go is a free avalanche awareness program full of practical information. In 1 hour, you will see the destructive power of avalanches, understand when and why they happen, and how you can have fun in the mountains and avoid avalanches.
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Avalanche.org
Avalanche.org offers tutorials to get you started or refresh your knowledge on what an avalanche is and how to stay safe in avalanche terrain. You can also find resources for finding a course and finding your local forcasting centers.
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Avy Savvy
Avy Savvy is designed to be a precursor to the Avalanche Canada Training program. Those of you who have taken an Avalanche Skills Training (AST) course will find this tutorial a useful refresher.
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Backcountry Access
Learn the basic functions of an avalanche transceiver as well as precautions that skiers and snowboarders should take when travelling in backcountry terrain. Check out BCA’s blog and Beacon Training Videos!
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US Ski & Snowboard
U.S. Ski & Snowboard, in concert with BRASS Avalanche and the Utah Avalanche Center, has developed an online learning program to provide its members with basic avalanche safety information.
Field Courses
While BRASS is not focused specifically on backcountry skiing, the American Avalanche Association field courses are essential for any skiers heading into the backcountry.
BRASS offers field courses on a limited basis, geared towards elite level athletes who are expanding their horizons beyond the competition venue.
Webinars
We are proud to offer webinars at different times during the year, typically encompassing parts of the BRASS 101 program. Below is a sample of some of our past webinar programs.
ask us about brass 101
Please reach out if you’re interested in hosting a BRASS 101 session for your club, team, or school, or if you just want more information about our programming!