The Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is holding a Youth Backcountry 101 Course at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Students will spend a full day in the mountains learning the basics of backcountry travel with a qualified and experienced IPAC instructor.  The instructor will model how to move about in the winter backcountry, how to identify […]

The Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is holding a Backcountry 101 Course at Silver Mountain Resort. Students will spend a full day in the mountains learning the basics of backcountry travel with a qualified and experienced IPAC instructor.  The instructor will model how to move about in the winter backcountry, how to identify avalanche […]

The Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is holding an ADVANCED Motorized Avalanche Rescue Fundamentals Course in the Silver Valley, Idaho. Students will spend a full day in the winter backcountry participating in a series of motorized avalanche rescue scenarios with a qualified and experienced IPAC instructor team. The objective of this course is to […]

The Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is holding a Level 1 Refresher Avalanche Safety Course at Silver Mountain Resort. Students will spend a full day in the mountains reviewing their level 1 skills with a qualified and experienced IPAC instructor.  The instructor will model how they prepare, execute, and review a typical day of […]

The Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is holding a "Ride with IPAC" Course in Silver Valley, Idaho. Students will spend a full day in the mountains reviewing their skills with a qualified and experienced IPAC instructor. The instructor will model how they prepare, execute, and review a typical day of riding. Course Sign Up […]

The Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is holding a Level 1 Avalanche Safety Course at Silver Mountain Resort. The course compromised of two portions: an online classroom followed by two days (Saturday and Sunday) in the backcountry around the resort. Students will receive a certificate upon completion of the field days. Course Sign Up […]

The Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is holding a Lodge-based Level 2 Avalanche Course in Sandpoint, ID. This course is designed for advanced winter backcountry recreationalists with prior avalanche training and experience interested in building their skills as a leader in the winter backcountry. This is a full immersion course, meaning that the students […]

The Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is holding a Level 1 Avalanche Safety Course at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. The course compromised of two portions: an online classroom followed by two days (Saturday and Sunday) in the backcountry around the resort. Students will receive a certificate upon completion of the field days. Course Sign Up […]