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AST1 Avalanche Skills Training
Highlights
- Explore avalanche formation and release to enhance your understanding of backcountry safety.
- Master trip planning techniques to confidently navigate Australia's stunning yet challenging terrain.
- Practice companion rescue skills using beacons and probes for effective emergency response.
- Immerse yourself in safe touring etiquette while enjoying the breathtaking Australian backcountry.
AST1 is a two day course – 1 day in the classroom, and 1 day out in the backcountry. You will learn:
-avalanche formation and release
-identify avalanche terrain
-the basics of trip planning
-optimal use of tools and resources like the avalanche forecasts to mitigate your avalanche risk
-use appropriate travel techniques in avalanche terrain
-companion rescue using beacon, shovel, probe.
We also incorporate into the field day of our course an emphasis on backcountry touring technique, safe touring in the Australian backcountry and touring etiquette.
Tour details
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Available from 1 July 2026 to 30 September 2026
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Alpine Access Australia
Kickstart or take further your backcountry ski and snowboarding experience in the breathtaking beauty of the Australian high country. Gain valuable skills and knowledge.
Get back safely with the passion to do it all again!
Alpine Access can take you beyond the resorts to ride untracked lines in the backcountry. They offer backcountry intro tours and avalanche skills training (AST1).
An AST 1 course is a must if you venture out of bounds, off the trails or into the backcountry. Alpine Access provides Avalanche Canada AST1 training, designed for the recreational backcountry skier/snowboarder. You will learn to recognise avalanche terrain, reduce avalanche risk and perform companion rescue, as well as backcountry touring skills, technique and etiquette.
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