Trip: North Tahoe AIARE Avalanche 1 Course

Guide:

Toured off a couple spots in the Truckee area as part of a AIARE 1 course. Conner was a great leader and instilled confidence throughout the entire course. Very educational, fun and relevant experience. Would definitely come back to Conner & Valhalla Mountain Guides for future endeavors. Highly recommend

By Tony Q. on February 24, 2025

Trip: North Tahoe AIARE Avalanche 1 Course

Guide:

A beautiful weekend and excellent experience in the backcountry with Connor. We had phenomenal skiing with invaluable practice moving through and assessing risk in avalanche terrain. Great people in the course, too! Thanks everyone

By Jesse W. on February 11, 2025

Trip: North Tahoe AIARE Avalanche 1 Course

Guide:

Incredible AIARE 1 class by Valhalla Mountain Guides. Knowledgeable and professional guide. Highly recommended

By Adrian R. on February 10, 2025

Trip: North Tahoe AIARE Avalanche 1 Course

Guide: Connor C.

I cannot recommend the AIRE1 course with Connor enough! Whether you're new to backcountry or seasoned and just looking to brush up your rescue and avalanche observational skills, this course is well worth it. I'm relatively new to backcountry skiing and Connor was super accommodating to provide personal tips— from my beacon rescue process and shoveling technique to making sharp switchbacks when skinning uphill. He put in the extra work to carve out skin tracks (and sometimes even shovel out platforms for our ease to make 3-point-turns uphill) so it was a lot easier for the rest of us to navigate the terrain we were on. I also really appreciated that Connor safely brought our class close to avalanche terrain so we could really see and assess conditions up close, and have real discussions together about what we think could safely be skied. This intimate experience with the conditions, paired with new knowledge about how to use my probe and pits to compliment my visual observations, will bring me more confidence knowing how to assess what I think is safe whenever I encounter similar terrain with my friends.

By Kat G. on January 16, 2025