Crested Butte Outdoors

$416. Class size limited. 27 hours. Whitefish, Montana. Open to all WFR and WEMT students. Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS)

$850.00 includes course, books and certification (Must sign up 2 weeks prior to start of this course). Please call Susan at 970-596-2999 if you have questions about signing up and paying for the course.    

$450. Class size limited. 27 hours. Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Open to all WFR and WEMT students. Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS)

Avalanche Course Schedule. We are offering recreational level 1 & 2 courses along with avalanche rescue and backcountry skills courses. All courses are sponsored by The Mountain Guides, Montana and American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE). We are offering our courses at Great Northern Powder Guides Backcountry Yurt in the heart of the Whitefish Range along Stryker Ridge. "The three days of fun is like being in a snow globe. Escape, learn, and remove electronics from your world." --Susan Purvis. 3-Day Level 1 December 13-15, 2019 December 20-22, 2019 December 27-29, 2019 February 21-23, 2019 3-Day Level 2 January 10-12, 2020 3- Day Avalanche Rescue and Backcountry Skills January 24-26, 2020 January 31-Feb 2, 2020 8-Hour Avalanche Rescue Course January 4, 2020 January 5, 2020 For information about our courses, Contact Susan Purvis 970-596-2999  

Private 2-day Recertification Course at Spotted Bear Ranger Station. Please contact Susan if you'd like to attend this course. We have a few spaces open to the public. You must be a WMA certified student.

The Mountain Guides, Montana and  Crested Butte Outdoors presents AIARE level 1 avalanche course. To sign up you will log onto THE MOUNTAIN GUIDES website. Located in beautiful Whitefish near the West entrance to Glacier National Park, The Mountain Guides Montana offers avalanche courses and skills clinics to help you begin and refine your avalanche safety and knowledge and help you become a safer, more competent back country adventurer. Instructors Kenny Gasch and Susan Purvis are both instructors for the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE).  In our AIARE courses we’ve taken it to the next level by providing students with an ideal learning environment for avalanche education with a one-of-a-kind wilderness venue. We have partnered with Great Northern Powder Guides to provide a three day, yurt-based course in the heart of the Stillwater State Forest. Lodging, meals at the yurt and transportation from the highway to the yurt via snowcat are all included. We highly encourage every backcountry user to take a Level 1 or 2 AIARE Avalanche Education Course and to follow up with yearly practice, so you enjoy a long lifetime of rewarding backcountry experiences. Along with our AIARE Courses, we offer a number of clinics and opportunities that get you into the mountains to put your back country skills to work!

The Mountain Guides, Montana and Crested Butte Outdoors presents AIARE level 1 avalanche course. To sign up you will log onto THE MOUNTAIN GUIDES website. Located in beautiful Whitefish near the West entrance to Glacier National Park, The Mountain Guides Montana offers avalanche courses and skills clinics to help you begin and refine your avalanche safety and knowledge and help you become a safer, more competent back country adventurer. Instructors Kenny Gasch and Susan Purvis are both instructors for the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE). In our AIARE courses we’ve taken it to the next level by providing students with an ideal learning environment for avalanche education with a one-of-a-kind wilderness venue. We have partnered with Great Northern Powder Guides to provide a three day, yurt-based course in the heart of the Stillwater State Forest. Lodging, meals at the yurt and transportation from the highway to the yurt via snowcat are all included. We highly encourage every backcountry user to take a Level 1 or 2 AIARE Avalanche Education Course and to follow up with yearly practice, so you enjoy a long lifetime of rewarding backcountry experiences. Along with our AIARE Courses, we offer a number of clinics and opportunities that get you into the mountains to put your back country skills to work!

Whitefish, Montana Spring 2020 Wilderness First Responder 5-Days Wilderness EMT Upgrade 5-Day Recertification for WFR/W-EMT 2-Day  

Course Description The AIARE 2 is a three-day/24-hour course that provides backcountry travelers an opportunity to advance their decision making skills in more complicated situations such as being a leader within a small travel group, traveling in more complicated terrain, and/or developing a travel plan where resources are scarce. 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. OVERVIEW Located in beautiful Whitefish near the West entrance to Glacier National Park, The Mountain Guides Montana offers avalanche courses and skills clinics to help you begin and refine your avalanche safety and knowledge and help you become a safer, more competent back country adventurer. Instructors Kenny Gasch and Susan Purvis are both instructors for the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE).  In our AIARE courses we’ve taken it to the next level by providing students with an ideal learning environment for avalanche education with a one-of-a-kind wilderness venue. On our AIARE 2 courses, we have partnered with Great Northern Powder Guides to provide a three day, yurt-based course in the heart of the Stillwater State Forest. Lodging, meals at the yurt and transportation from the highway to the yurt via snowcat are all included. We highly encourage every backcountry user to take a Level 1 or 2 AIARE Avalanche Education Course and to follow up with yearly practice, so you enjoy a long lifetime of rewarding backcountry experiences. Along with our AIARE Courses, we offer a number of clinics and opportunities that get you into the mountains to put your back country skills to work!

The AIARE 2 is a three-day course that provides backcountry travelers an opportunity to advance their decision making skills in more complicated situations such as being a leader within a small travel group, traveling in more complicated terrain, and/or developing a travel plan where resources are scarce.

Join us in beautiful Flathead Valley, Montana for this 5-Day Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Course. It is the definitive course in medical training for outdoor educators, guides, SAR team members, and others who work or play in remote areas. The curriculum is comprehensive and practical, including all of the essential principles and skills required to assess and manage medical problems in isolated and extreme environments.

3-Day Open Recertification course is open to graduates of any wilderness-based first aid training course that was at least 64 hours long and completed within 3 years of the proposed recertification option.

16-hour WFA course is the best and most comprehensive course of its kind to offer relevant and realistic first-aid training for seasonal outdoor activities or short term wilderness endeavors and pursuits.

Join us in beautiful Flathead Valley, Montana for this 5-Day Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Course. It is the definitive course in medical training for outdoor educators, guides, SAR team members, and others who work or play in remote areas. The curriculum is comprehensive and practical, including all of the essential principles and skills required to assess and manage medical problems in isolated and extreme environments.

3-Day Open Recertification course is open to graduates of any wilderness-based first aid training course that was at least 64 hours long and completed within 3 years of the proposed recertification option.

You may ask, what does the Fernie Writers Conference have to do with Wilderness Medicine or Avalanche Education? Writers helping writers   My answer is Everything! As writers we need each other.   Collaboration. Network. Create.     RAW REAL WRITE This week-long workshop is a blend of life coaching and writing the 'hard stuff'. Writing memoir, creative non-fiction or personal essay can be daunting. Susan Purvis and Sara Fisher will provide a safe, caring, and listening environment for attendees to express their story, with authentic emotional exploration and connection. We will address what is in the way of getting it onto the page and out into the world.   Susan will present story structure and function because having the right structure from the beginning will allow you to build a solid framework to tell your story. Sara’s will explore with you what is possible in your writing and in your life. Writing, reading and critique is part of the daily program. Evening reads for all conference attendees will be available.   FIND YOUR TRIBE.         About the Conference Due to COVID, the conference will be held in Whitefish, MT for US citizens and teachers.  The annual conference will be a mix of week-long and three-day intensive workshops held in the mornings, panel discussions in the afternoons with readings and performances in the evenings. This year we invited several editors and literary agents to mix with the writers over the week. Registration is now open with a fully refundable deposit to hold a workshop spot. As before, the intensive workshop sessions are limited to eight to ten students. Early registration, with or without a deposit, is encouraged to assure your spot. Go to the Registration and Tuition page to learn the full details. Sign up for the occasional newsletter or keep checking on the website. https://ferniewriters.org/fernie-writers-conference.html Or call Keith Liggett at 250-423-8657