Avalanche Education and Information

If you would like to have someone from the PAC give an avalanche basics talk to your group, club or class email us.

Payette Avalanche Center courses 2011/2012 winter

Basic Avalanche Awareness Class 1/6 - 5:30 pm at the Tamarack Room in the Operations Dome at Tamarack Resort.   This FREE 2 hour classroom session is a great intro to avalanches, avalanche rescue and local avalanche resources, also a great refresher for anyone travelling in the backcountry. Open to skiers and snowmobilers.

Free Basic Avalanche Rescue and Intro to Backcountry field session for skiers and snowmobilers- 1/7  Snowmobile session will meet at the Payette Avalanche Center Sign in the West Mt. Groomer parking lot at 9am. Skier/Snowboarder session will meet at the Tamarack Resort Sports Dome at 9am.  Pre-registration is required, please email: payetteavalanche@gmail.com to sign up.

There will be an Friends of the Payette Avalanche Center Happy Hour on Saturday night after the field session at the Seven Devils Pub at Tamarack Resort, meet the Friends and staff of the Payette Avalanche Center and find out what we are working on this winter.  Happy Hour Starts at 5pm.  There will be plenty of parking for trailers in the Tamarack main lot.

*PAC classes are introductory level classes with AAA member instructors from the Payette Avalanche Center and the Friends of the Payette Avalanche Center. PAC classes are free to the public and offered in partnership with Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and the RAC grant program.

 Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness Classes

McCall Class:

 Classroom session- 1/13 at Ponderosa State Park Visitor Center at 6:30pm,  1/14 field session  9am at the West Face Parking Lot (off Hwy 55 west of McCall)

Cascade class:

Classroom session- 1/20 at the Valley County Sheriff’s Patrol Building at 6:30pm.  1/21 Field session meets at Anderson Creek Snowmobile Lot at 9am.

Contact Jonathon Okerlund at 208-921-6404 for details

*IDPR will also be hosting a new rider snowmobile training class at Bear Creek Lodge in McCall on 1/6 and 1/7 at Bear Creek Lodge. Classroom session starts at: 6:30pm on 1/6, the field portion will meet at 9am on 1/7.  See the IDPR website for additional classes.

 Payette Powder Guides-McCall, ID               

“Whether you are a seasoned pro or a complete beginner, PPG has a class for you”.  They are offering a variety of AAA and AIARE Avalanche Classes from Intro to Backcountry through a 3 day Level 2 Yurt based class at their Lick Creek Summit Yurts.  See their education page for more info: www.payettepowderguides.com/avalancheclasses.html

Sawtooth Mountain Guides-Stanley ID

Experienced Guides  and Educators, the SMG staff offers a variety of highly reputable instructional programs on our Winter Calendar, including a full slate of avalanche education classes, and spring ski mountaineering camps.