Mission
The mission of the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education is to:
‘Save Lives Through Avalanche Education'
Goals
The specific goals of AIARE are:
- Increase the public awareness of avalanches and avalanche safety.
- Provide high quality avalanche education thereby enhancing public awareness and safety.
- Provide avalanche instructors with the curriculum, training and tools with which to educate students about the knowledge, methods, and decision making skills necessary to travel in avalanche terrain.
- Develop an international network of professional avalanche educators, and provide educational development in the form of instructor training courses and opportunity for continued learning.
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Why AIARE? Prior to AIARE, there was no nationally recognized curriculum for avalanche education in the USA. The American Avalanche Association (AAA) has 'recommended guidelines' that AIARE adheres to however the AAA distributes no unified curriculum. We support the AAA and all AIARE instructors are members of the AAA. There are many avalanche courses and programs available but in large part, course providers operate according to their own personal beliefs and ideas. There are few means for the public to assess the quality of an avalanche course or instructor.
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There's a lot of avalanche courses out there. How do you decide which one to take? Here's a few things to consider before you sign up and spend your money.
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