Hey all!
My 17-yo son is very excited to start learning about the backcountry and what's safe out there (he likes exploring and hucking off of things). For his birthday we gave him Avalanche Safety Training 1, coming up this weekend in and around Canmore through a reputable company. There's an option for an add-on day of ski touring on the Monday. Turns out that you need to be 18+ without a parent or guardian, so guess what feckless rube will be joining him in the hinterlands and completing his own AST1 this weekend, followed by a day of guided beginner touring?!
We have the basic gear list... but if you have any words of wisdom for our first couple of days (first day standing around doing the field day of AST1, second day our first ever day of touring, with a guide helping us) please let me know! That way maybe I won't do the *I WISH I HAD*
The company is providing probe/shovel/beacon and training on that. We are renting (shudder, rental boots) boots, skis+touring bindings, poles.
My 17-yo son is very excited to start learning about the backcountry and what's safe out there (he likes exploring and hucking off of things). For his birthday we gave him Avalanche Safety Training 1, coming up this weekend in and around Canmore through a reputable company. There's an option for an add-on day of ski touring on the Monday. Turns out that you need to be 18+ without a parent or guardian, so guess what feckless rube will be joining him in the hinterlands and completing his own AST1 this weekend, followed by a day of guided beginner touring?!
We have the basic gear list... but if you have any words of wisdom for our first couple of days (first day standing around doing the field day of AST1, second day our first ever day of touring, with a guide helping us) please let me know! That way maybe I won't do the *I WISH I HAD*
The company is providing probe/shovel/beacon and training on that. We are renting (shudder, rental boots) boots, skis+touring bindings, poles.