Sign up for an Avalanche Safety Course

Friends of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center has posted our avalanche safety courses for the 2025/26 winter season. We hope you will join us to further your backcountry and avalanche safety education here in the Idaho Panhandle!

Avalanche Safety Courses for the 2025/26 season have been posted and are available for signup!

FREE Avalanche Awareness dates are being added. “Ride with IPAC” and “Pit Chat” information will be posted soon.

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Avalanche Education for skiers and splitboarders, as well as snowmobilers and snowbikers

Our education season runs from late December to early April. Non-motorized classes are held at Schweitzer Mountain and Silver Mountain. Motorized courses are held in Priest Lake and Wallace, Idaho. Level 1 and 2 courses have a required classroom portion that can be completed online at your own pace. Courses follow the American Avalanche Association guidelines and are taught by A3 Member instructors.

Courses are open to students ages 16 and older. Any students under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian with the exception of our Youth Backcountry 101 course, which is open to students ages 13-17.

Avalanche Awareness

Our education program offers FREE Avalanche Awareness Courses at locations across the Inland Northwest. No registration is necessary and classes are held in the evenings. These courses generally run from October to December. All levels of experience are welcome:

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Class Dates and Locations

Ski/Snowboard

Motorized