Oregon Avalanche Safety Courses

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Avalanche Classes in Oregon

Below is a complete list of all 3 courses submitted to us so far for Oregon for this season. There are not too many for reasons noted at the bottom. This table can be re-sorted by clicking on the column headers. If you would like to search/sort all courses by state, date range, course type, or any other parameter use our search page. For a list of course providers with contact info see our page with that information. To have classes listed please email us at snow@csac.org.

All courses listed here are offered by providers who contribute to the CSAC and help make our resources available to the public. Most have been regular supporters for a long time. Keep this in mind if you appreciate this website.

Footnotes -

(1) - Field sessions for the Avalanche Institute online course are free but have online prerequisites that must be met. See the AlpenPro course info and the prerequisite FAQ for details.

An L by the cost indicates lodging is included, an M means meals included.

Disclaimer - all information is to the best of our knowledge but is not guaranteed. Costs may change, meals and/or lodging may be included without us being aware of it, etc. Get in touch with the sponsor or the contact to confirm all details and obtain further information.

Oregon Specific Notes

There are few classes listed in Oregon because there is only one commercial federally permitted program in the entire Oregon Cascades. This is Mountainsavvy, which is run by Glenn Kessler. Mr Kessler began this business when he was an employee of the Mt Hood National Forest. During the same time period that his permit was being issued all other programs were agressively shut down at any expense. Mr Kessler was involved in writing a fraudulent and harassing check to the CSAC.

Also beware of one day "Level 1 Certificate" classes offered in the area.

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