The Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop

Join the Northwest Avalanche Center for a day of learning and take the next step in your backcountry education. At the Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop (NSAW) you’ll hear from leading avalanche practitioners and researchers as they present on avalanche safety, mountain stories, and technical innovations. Everyone, regardless of their experience, will walk away with new tools for the backcountry. 

Dates: October 26, 2024

Location: Cascadia College, Bothell


Join Northwest Avalanche Center’s staff and learn the fundamentals around travel in the wintertime backcountry. Each week focuses on a skill that helps you build a travel plan and understand your resources for traveling in avalanche terrain. Workshops are dynamic and interactive, providing opportunities to ask all your questions of the professionals at NWAC.

This four week virtual class will run on Wednesdays beginning January 8, 2025. Classes run from 6:00 – 8:00 PM over Zoom.

Joining late? All registered students will automatically receive recordings of all four sessions.

Dates: January 2025
Wednesday January 8, 2025 – Winter Gear
Wednesday January 15, 2025 – Mountain Weather Forecasts
Wednesday January 22, 2025 – NWAC Avalanche Forecasts
Wednesday January 29, 2025 – Winter Navigation

Cost: $100 (NWAC members receive a 20% discount)