AIARE 1 + Rescue Avalanche Course - Tahoe

What makes The AIARE 1 + Rescue better than an AIARE 1?  This program is two courses in one, where the sum is greater than its parts.  The AIARE 1 + Rescue is our one-of-a-kind lift accessed Avalanche Rescue course coupled with a more in-depth and involved AIARE 1 program. How does the AIARE 1 portion of the AIARE 1 + Rescue provide a better experience than a normal AIARE 1?  This is simple: normal AIARE 1 avalanche courses devote a significant amount of time to avalanche rescue, which is realistically an introduction to avalanche rescue with additional practice required for significant results.  Our program boasts a full day of Lift Accessed Avalanche Rescue that provides a substantial amount of practice to set you and your team up to deal with a real emergency.  The subsequent two days are spent in the field covering weather and snowpack observations, terrain assessment and decision making in avalanche terrain, with no additional rescue practice. The outcome is that you get a bette