Day 1:
0800 Class Session: Welcome: Introductions, Course Agenda, Logistics, And Evaluation Criteria
Class Session: Introduction To The Course Risk Management
Class Session: Course Emergency Response Plan
Field Session: Study Plot Location Criteria & Observation Guidelines
Field Session: Review The Companion Rescue Exam Scenarios
Class Session: Daily Weather Recording & Documentation
Class Session: Storm Profile Analysis
Class Session: Evening Operational Meeting
Class Session: Plan For Tomorrow
Day 2:
Field Session: AM Study Plot Observations
Class Session: Managing Hazard From New Snow And/Or Wind (Part 1)
Class Session: Managing Hazard From New Snow And/Or Wind (Part 2)
Class Session: Operational Forecast Meeting
Field Session: The Snow Profile
Field Session: Snowpack Tests
Field Session: PM Study Plot Observations
Class Session: Documenting Snow Profiles
Class Session: Case History— Potential For Worker Bias With Snowpack Observations
Class Session: Submitting Observations To The Local Advisory
Class Session: Plan For Tomorrow
Day 3:
Field Session: Study Plot Observations
Class Session: Managing Hazards That Persist In Old Snow Layers
Class Session: Operational Forecast Meeting (Evaluation Begins)
Guest Presentation: Introduction To Ski Area Avalanche Control Program
Field Session: Control Route Simulation
Field Session: Managing A Cornice Problem
Field Session: Propagation Saw Test
Field Session: Worker Communication
Field Session: Study Plot Observations
Class Session: Evening Operational Meeting
Class Session: The Risks Of Working Alone
Plan For Tomorrow
Day 4:
Field Session: AM Study Plot Observations
Class Session: Managing Hazards From Warming Or Rain
Class Session: Operational Forecast Meeting
Class Session: Avalanche Path Documentation
Field Session: Terrain Exam: Avalanche Paths
Field Session: Terrain Exam: Avalanche Terrain Observations
Field Session: Snowpack Tests Exam (ECT And PST)
Field Session: PM Study Plot Observations (Practice Evaluation)
Class Session: Evening Operational Meeting
Day 5:
Field Session: AM Study Plot Observation Exam
Class Session: Operational Forecast Form (Exam)
Field Session: Snow Profile Exam
Field Session: Companion Rescue Exam
Field Session: Compression Test Exam
Field Session: Terrain Exam—Moving Safely Over Terrain
Class Session: Written Exam