Hone your avalanche rescue skills with our Women’s AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course. This course is for women (queer, trans, and cis-gendered) aiming to expand their avalanche rescue skills in a supportive and community-focused learning environment.

Continue your avalanche education with our Women’s Affinity AIARE 2 Avalanche Course. This course is for women (queer, trans, and cis-gendered) who are ready to deepen their understanding of the avalanche phenomenon and hone their skills in decision making, terrain management, and tour planning.

Join our Women’s Affinity AIARE 1 Avalanche Course and take your first steps towards becoming a confident and informed backcountry traveler. This course is for women (queer, trans, and cis-gendered) aiming to begin their avalanche education journey in a supportive and community-focused learning environment.

Not all AIARE 2 Avalanche Courses are created equal... This four-day, hut-based AIARE 2 offers a fully immersive experience where students hone their skills in decision making, terrain management, and tour planning in a venue that offers unparalleled access to some of the best terrain Washington has to offer.

Cascade Mountain Ascents is excited to offer custom AIARE programs for interested parties. If you’re looking for a more private or catered experience, or if you’ve got an awesome crew of skiers and riders you want to learn with, we can create a course that both meets your needs

Don’t let your avalanche education end at course close. At Cascade Mountain Ascents, we believe that a community driven approach to avalanche education makes our sport more safe and fun.

Continue your avalanche education with our AIARE 2 Avalanche Course. This three-day course meets the highest standards in avalanche education and provides backcountry travelers with opportunities to hone their skills in decision making, terrain management, and tour planning.

Hone your avalanche rescue skills with our AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course. This one-day course meets the highest standards in avalanche education and provide backcountry skiers and riders with skills to get out into the backcountry with respect and appropriate caution.

Begin your avalanche education right with our AIARE 1 Avalanche Course. The course utilizes the Baker Backcountry adjacent to the Mount Baker Ski Area and exceeds the highest standards in avalanche education. Designed to provide backcountry travelers with a thorough introduction to avalanche hazard management, the AIARE 1