What We Do
Safety
In 2004 we introduced our avalanche education program. Each year we offer 10 or more 3-hour classroom avalanche awareness presentations followed in mid-winter by a full-day on-snow field day. The classroom sessions are attended by more than 1,200 people each year and the field sessions quickly reach the 74 allotted registrations per day. Both veterans and newcomers laud the hugely popular Friends of Berthoud Pass avalanche curriculum. Click here for the 2009-2010 course calendar.
Access
In our short history we have fashioned a new paradigm in winter recreation on public land. We have successfully mobilized public involvement in lobbying the US Forest Service to incorporate the needs and wishes of winter backcountry users in their redevelopment plans and positioned ourselves as a key stakeholder in their policy process and development plans. The modern, yet rustic warming hut at the Berthoud Pass summit is just one example of FOBP collaboration.
Continuing Education
Our executive board and volunteers continually attend professional conferences to expand our knowledge and to share our experience with other professionals around the country. We are regular attendees at the Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop and the Winter Wildlands Alliance grassroots advocacy conference, among others. Many of our avalanche instructors hold professional certifications and all are required to undergo in-house training.