Join WAC Forecasters for a free Avalanche Awareness Presentation. Bring your avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe as this will be an interactive event. We'll have extras if you don't own these items. This is a great refresher or intro on avalanches and companion rescue. Sponsored by Barley Browns.

Join us at the Trailhead in Baker City for a free avalanche awareness presentation given by WAC Forecasters. Bring your avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe as this will be an interactive event. This is a great refresher or intro to avalanches and companion rescue. Sponsored by The Trailhead.

AIARE Level 1 Course, based out of the Buck Creek Yurt, operated by Eagle Cap Mountain Guides.  Students are required to arrive in La Grande by noon on Jan 5, and will then caravan to the trailhead utilized by ECMG, near Union, OR.  Participants will be transported to the yurt, and spend two nights there.  […]

This course is a hybrid design with pre-course online learning that should take on average 8 hours to complete.  Students will also be required to participate in a 2-hour Zoom session approximately 1 week before the start of the two field sessions.  Pre-course online learning materials will be sent out a month before the course […]

AIARE Level 1 Course, based out of the Buck Creek Yurt, operated by Eagle Cap Mountain Guides.  Students are required to arrive in La Grande by noon on Jan 12, and will then caravan to the trailhead utilized by ECMG, near Union, OR.  Participants will be transported to the yurt, and spend two nights there.  […]

The AIARE 2 is a three-day course for those who have taken AIARE 1 and Avalanche Rescue and have had at least a year of backcountry travel experience between courses. The AIARE 2 provides backcountry leaders the opportunity to advance their avalanche knowledge and decision-making skills by applying their skills to new terrain and situations.  […]

AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day stand alone course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. New participants will learn the basics of companion rescue, while returning participants will expand their skill set with advanced topics and realistic scenario […]

What: New for this winter the WAC is teaming up with local outfitter Eagle Cap Mountain Guides to offer a hut-based AIARE Level 2 Course combined with a companion rescue course.  Participants will need to arrive at the Eagle Cap Mountain Guides headquarters by 7:30 am on Friday the 19th.  This course is a hybrid design with pre-course […]

January 20-21 in the Western Wallowas near La Grande. Field sessions will take place over 2-days from the Catherine Creek Creek sno-park. 6:1 student-to-instructor ratio Motorized AIARE Level 1 is a 3 day / 24 hour avalanche course specifically designed for snowmobilers and snow bikers focused on decision making in the backcountry. Participants will receive […]

This course is a hybrid design with pre course online learning that should take on average 8 hours to complete.  Students will also be required to participate in a 2 hour zoom session approximately 1-week before the start of the two field sessions.  Pre course online learning materials will be sent out a month before […]

Motorized AIARE Level 1 is a 3 day / 24 hour avalanche course specifically designed for snowmobilers and snow bikers focused on decision making in the backcountry. Participants will receive online pre-course learning that will take around 8-hours to complete.  A week before the course there will be a zoom session hosted by the course […]

Motorized AIARE Level 1 is a 3 day / 24 hour avalanche course specifically designed for snowmobilers and snow bikers focused on decision making in the backcountry. Participants will receive online pre-course learning that will take around 8-hours to complete.  A week before the course there will be a zoom session hosted by the course […]

The WAC is hosting a snowmobile riding clinic in Halfway, OR February 9th.  Ride with Boondockers Legends DJ Osborne, Aaron Case, and Ryan Searle.  Regardless of your skill level, these amazing instructors will elevate your riding game.  We will break riders into groups with a maximum ratio of 6:1.  Cost is $225 per day.  You […]

The WAC is hosting a snowmobile riding clinic in Halfway, OR February 10th.  Ride with Boondockers Legends DJ Osborne, Aaron Case, and Ryan Searle.  Regardless of your skill level, these amazing instructors will elevate your riding game.  We will break riders into groups with a maximum ratio of 6:1.  Cost is $225 per day.  You […]

This course is a hybrid design with pre-course online learning that should take on average 8 hours to complete.  Students will also be required to participate in a 2-hour Zoom session approximately 1 week before the start of the two field sessions.  Pre-course online learning materials will be sent out a month before the course […]

This course is a hybrid design with pre course online learning that should take on average 8 hours to complete.  Students will also be required to participate in a 2 hour zoom session approximately 1-week before the start of the two field sessions.  Pre course online learning materials will be sent out a month before […]

AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day stand alone course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. New participants will learn the basics of companion rescue, while returning participants will expand their skill set with advanced topics and realistic scenario […]

The AIARE 2 builds on the introductory avalanche hazard management model introduced in the AIARE 1 and adds to it the evaluation of critical hazard assessment factors. Students will describe and discuss weather, snowpack and avalanche processes, and identify how these processes relate to observations and travel within avalanche terrain. Student Learning Outcomes: Differentiate where […]

This course is a hybrid design with pre course online learning that should take on average 8 hours to complete.  Students will also be required to participate in a 2 hour zoom session approximately 1-week before the start of the two field sessions.  Pre course online learning materials will be sent out a month before […]