Get your winter brain on -

• Memorial Ride at Turnagain, February 15, 2013 11am 
• Snowmachiners Module 1: Red Flags: Recognition of Avalanche Hazard-February 23, 2013, Saturday, 1 day, $155.00 Per Person, Location: Turnagain
  
• Snowmachiners Module 2: Green Lights: Core concepts in Avalanche Safety February 24, 2013, Sunday, 1 day, $155.00, Location: Turnagain
• Be Snow Smart at Arctic Man: fun Avalanche safety training April 11-14, 2013

NEWS…..

• New Studies on snowmobile culture: Opportunities for Snowmobile Avalanche Education and The Roots of Avalanche Fatality Rates; An exploration of the differences between skiers and snowmobilers -  Miranda Murphy

• AAIC supports Alaska Snow Rider Snowmobile Safety Education

• Snowmachine and Avalanche Safety Instructors needed!  Alaska needs riders who share responsible mountain travel habits…become an instructor and help Alaskans LIVE TO RIDE ANOTHER DAY!
• New research on how skiers and snowmobiles stress the snowpack

Quick Links for Snowmachiners

• Alaska Avalanche Courses
• Alaska State Parks Trails Program
• ZacsTracs Canadian Snowmobile Specific Avalanche Skills Training
• Soul Rides Avalanche Education
• Forest Service Avalanche Awareness
• Sledding Safety – CAA
• What’s Next Snowmobile Specific Avalanche Education? – AAIC
• Avalanche Awareness for Snowmobilers
  
• Valdez Snowmachine Club
• Fairbanks Snow Travelers
• Anchorage Snowmachine Club
• AK DEEP with AAIC instructor Mike Buck
  
• SnoWest Forum Site active with AK riders
• Check out AAIC instructors‘ article in Snowmobile Storm
• Read results from 2010′s Avalanche Training for Sledders Survey

Register for a snowmachine specific avalanche course near you!

Snowmachines have the ability to cover significantly more terrain than other backcountry travelers. As a result, snowmachiners have the potential to expose themselves to much more avalanche terrain. Good routes and travel habits can reduce the risk of getting caught in a slide.

Do you have the avalanche skills to live to ride another day?

Think about your group…do they have the skills to dig you out?

The Alaska Avalanche Information Center is working with NAOI, AIARE and the AAA to assist in the development of curriculum standards and course progression guidelines for snowmobile specific avalanche education in the US. We have been working towards this goal for several years, making headway towards the development and implementation of pertinent and effective avalanche education designed specifically for snowmobilers. If you have ideas or want to schedule a snowmachine specific class for your riding group or club, please contact us.