Thanks for the outstanding on-snow avy class yesterday!  Being very new to backcountry skiing, the class taught me the essential skills I need to venture out into the backcountry where I can practice the skills learned and also learn from experience.  I couldn’t have been more impressed with the class.  Please keep up the good work! -Adam P.

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2010 On-Snow avalanche awareness classes will be held at Berthoud Pass February 6th and 7th. Trained facilitators will lead small groups into the backcountry to cover the basics of route finding, stability assessment, safe travel protocol and rescue scenarios.

This very nice endorsement came from a participant at last night’s avalanche class.
“Just wanted to give a shout out to the entire FOBP Crew. Attended their Avalanche Training Classroom session, and it was probably the best $10 I ever spent.
There were over 150 people there last night and besides being tons of fun, it [...]

Registration for the on-snow class on FEB6 and FEB7 will be announced very soon.
Become a FOBP member (or renew your dues online) to receive priority email notification.
We expect both days to fill quickly, so don’t miss out.

Friends of Berthoud Pass is proud to continue our low cost, high quality avalanche awareness courses for the 2009-10 season.
Bob Tomsky, aka ‘Bobski’, the former Berthoud Pass Ski Patrol Avalanche Training Director, will provide backcountry travelers with a classroom overview of avalanche awareness, avoidance, rescue and forecasting methods and skills.
Topics such as route selection, hazard [...]