Alpine to the Max

Trip: AIARE Level One

Guide: Max L.

I took an AIARE Level One course with Max Lurie in the early spring of 2025 and had a great experience. Before the course began, Max was able to text with me to answer questions I had about the course and local accommodations which relieved the stresses of getting to and from the course and allowed me to focus entirely on the education. We had a small size group which made the classroom day very personal and allowed us to move at our own pace and gather all the information we could. All the logistics/course planning was super transparent and our whole group felt like we were contributing to decision making and we had the tools on hand to contribute to those discussions. The schedule was flexible and allowed everyone to become familiar with gear, practice equipment and knowledge usage and we got to see some beautiful parts of the RMNP over two days of avalanche rescue training, touring, snow science and more. We were able to ask as many questions as we had and I came away from the course much more confident in my knowledge of how to navigate backcountry skiing and avalanche terrain in a safe/fun way. I would recommend Max's course to anyone who is looking to get their AIARE Level 1!

By Joseph T. on March 03, 2025

Trip: AIARE Level One

Guide: Max L.

Great course and Max was extremely knowledgeable. Max made the class engaging and the information easy to learn. He also really seemed to care about all of us having good backcountry experiences.

By Zachary W. on March 03, 2025

Trip: AIARE Level One

Guide: Max L.

Max is an awesome instructor. Knowledgeable, friendly, and great at helping his students learn. I had a great time and learned a lot. Highly recommend.

By Cason L. on March 03, 2025

Trip: AIARE Level One

Guide: Max L.

Max was great and answered any questions we had and made sure we all knew we could reach out even after the course if something came up that we were unsure about.

By Benjamin W. on March 03, 2025

Trip: Intro to Ice Climbing

Guide: Evan D.

Evan was a great guide. He was very personable and was easy to chat with. He also did an amazing job explaining techniques, giving instructions and making our first time ice climbing enjoyable. We would totally want to have Evan as our guide on future adventures.

By Zac C. on March 03, 2025

Trip: Intro to Ice Climbing

Guide: Max L.

It was a really great time, ice climbing is a blast and I never felt unsafe. It's very clear he knows what he is doing.

By Vasily G. on March 01, 2025

Trip: AIARE Level One

Guide: Max L.

Aiare 1 course in Rocky Mountain National Park was informative and well executed by Max. I was happy to have such a knowledgeable and fun instructor for this course, which is an essential building block for all winter backcountry users planning to be in the mountains.

By Paul C. on February 24, 2025

Trip: Multi Pitch Ice Climbing

Guide: Max L.

Max did a great job of meeting us at our individual levels (beginner and intermediate) and was able to challenge us both while making it fun. He did a great job of teaching the skill and also letting us just have a fun adventure ice climbing!

By Victoria L. on February 17, 2025

Trip: AIARE Level One

Guide: Max L.

By Haley T. on February 03, 2025

Trip: AIARE Level One

Guide: Max L.

Great course. Perfect level of fun and learning. Really helped me become more confident in situations that I just assumed were safe or ran from before. Now I can make educated decisions on if I should head in instead of just relying on stoke level

By Devin B. on January 27, 2025