February 2025 course notice. This article preserved a Mountain Trip Level 1 Avalanche Course announcement. The original “last course of the season” language, registration timing, scholarship status, and rental prices were time-specific and should not be treated as current availability or safety advice.
The announcement described a three-day Level 1 program for skiers and splitboarders with prior touring experience and comfort in variable backcountry conditions. It outlined Avalanche Triangle concepts, companion rescue, avalanche-bulletin and weather interpretation, online mapping, field observations, trip planning, group travel, terrain selection, and a final field-tour/debrief day.
The original notice listed a self-paced pre-course module, classroom and field sessions, an AMGA-trained or certified instructor, a one-year Friends of CAIC membership, and a CORSAR card after the course. It reported a $50 beacon, shovel, and probe rental and a $200 touring-kit rental. These details were published as part of the old notice and may change.
The original notice advertised a nationally recognized Level 1 course completion and identified the PI Avalanche Fund as a scholarship resource in memory of guide and educator Peter Inglis. Course completion does not certify that a participant can travel without avalanche risk. The Telluride Mountain Club PI Fund page explains its education and scholarship programs; confirm the relevant application cycle, eligibility, and availability directly.
Mountain Trip currently publishes its Level 1 Avalanche Course information, including prerequisites, itinerary, registration, equipment, and policy information. Check the Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecast for the relevant zone and date. Formal education, a forecast, and a guide’s decisions do not eliminate avalanche risk.
People new to ski touring or splitboarding should review the provider’s stated prerequisites and introductory offerings rather than relying on this historical announcement.