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Certificate in Avalanche Safety and Snowsport Instructing (Ski) or (Snowboard) - Courses
Year 1
Exam Fee - Alpine Level One Certification
Exam Fee - Snowboard Level Two Certification
Exam Fee - Alpine Level Two Certification
Exam - MSC Avalanche Safety Stage 1
Exam Fee - Snowboard Level One Certification
Respond to an emergency care situation for an outdoor activity
Navigate in good visibility on land
Navigate in poor visibility on land
Manage risk for an outdoor activity
Demonstrate knowledge of safety and accident procedures relevant for teaching in a snowsport school
Demonstrate understanding of communication and customer service skills for snowsport instruction
Reflecting on managing risk
Decision making for back-country travel
Communicate in the outdoors using two-way radio
Instruct beginner snowsport
Alpine ski downhill on intermediate terrain
Alpine ski downhill on advanced terrain
Alpine ski downhill off-piste
Snowboard on intermediate terrain
Snowboard off-piste at a snowsport area
Manage first aid in emergency situations
Provide first aid
Provide resuscitation level 2
Snowboard on advanced terrain at a snowsport area
Record and communicate avalanche and weather observations
Contribute to the avalanche stability assessment for a snow safety programme
Demonstrate knowledge of snow formation, snowpack structure and snow metamorphism
Demonstrate basic maintenance of snowsport equipment
Demonstrate basic movement skills and use of ice axe and crampons
Demonstrate knowledge of avalanche phemomena
Assist on an avalanche response
Demonstrate own party avalanche rescue
Analyse weather information and predict weather conditions for the outdoors
Demonstrate use of avalanche transceivers, shovels and probes
Identify strategies to minimise risk to self and others when planning a back country mountain trip
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