Companion Rescue Refresher

Refresh you AST knowledge and skills with our Companion Rescue 1 day refresher course. We'll review your existing knowledge and assess the what changes have been made to techniques that you need to know.

To prepare for the CRC, there will be an hour zoom session with the guide team the evening before the field day. This is to discuss prior knowledge of Companion Rescue techniques and assess areas that have either been forgotten or have changed so that the most can be made of the field day.

During the day the team will work on practical skills and cover a multitude of situations including multiple burial scenarios, deep burials, deep and multiple burials, tree wells, first aid considerations and preparing for moving an injured person and assisting arriving resources which may include a helicopter.

This refresher course is all about making sure our awareness of how to assess and act in an avalanche scenario is in keeping with the current best practices and is an essential tool to have for any serious backcountry skier or snowboarder.

Participants must have snowshoes, ski touring or splitboard equipment for the field day. All avalanche safety equipment, shovel, probe and transceivers and adequate winter clothing.

All instructors are certified by the Canadian Avalanche Association and the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides and or the IFMGA

Min 4/Max 8 students: 1 instructor on the field day. Private group bookings are welcome, get your friends together to build confidence!