Alaska in 2019 shouldn’t have gone as well as it did- large, remote adventures never unfold according to plan. And although I had no expectations for our trip, somehow the experience exceeded anything I could have conjured up. After planning for 18+ days on Sanford, we were up, down and out in a quick eleven days. 11. This unexpected blitz of success provided us a new window of time in country. Now we thought to ourselves, what to do? First, we would eat. On our first evening

Symposium Overview We will be holding the Symposium in Silverton. Sept 27-29, 2019 Topics Include: Managing simple to complex rescues in the austere mountain environment Update on transceiver technology Airbag technology Recco Shoveling Probing Altitude medicine Backcountry trauma Cold weather injuries Pathophysiology of avalanche burials Advanced rescue using external beacons on helicopters Faculty Our faculty are world-class experts on high altitude,burial, resuscitation an

Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop October 26, 2019 Silverton Avalanche School invites you to the 2019 Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop (4SAW). 4SAW is a continuing education and networking opportunity for avalanche practitioners and recreationists in the mountains of Southwest Colorado, Northwest New Mexico, Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. The Four Corners Snow & Avalanche Workshop (4SAW) will address avalanche operations, current snow and avalanche scien