Field sessions give students an opportunity to put the skills they learned in the classroom to use in actual hands-on scenarios while being coached and mentored by leaders in the industry. 
The lessons learned in the field are an essential piece to a student’s over-all avalanche training.  

The America Avalanche Institute will be the course provider for the NAS affiliated field sessions.   
2023 Dates & Locations: 

  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY  •  January 9 - 13
  Schweitzer Mountain Resort, ID  •  January 30 - February 3
  Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO  •  February 26 - March 2

Registration Fee: $999/per attendee 
CLICK HERE to visit the AAI website for additional information  and to register for a particular field session.
 
Students are trained and evaluated on the following skills:
- Demonstrate small party avalanche rescue response
- Take and interpret weather station observations
- Utilize morning and evening stability worksheets
- Communicate the avalanche risk to team members
- Assess and analyze avalanche terrain
- Manage a small group in terrain appropriate for the avalanche problem
- Select appropriate snowpit sites
- Systematically execute a snowpit, including weak layer identification and stability tests
- Develop solid observational and documentation skills of snow, weather and avalanche's.