Every winter the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation sponsors a series of free avalanche awareness seminars and companion rescue clinics. These events take place all over the state of Idaho.
Here are the dates of the seminars and clinics and their location.
Southeast Idaho
Date & Time Location Course Type
Dec. 6, 6 p.m. Preston - Robinson Building PowerPoint (2 hours)
Dec. 28, 6 p.m. Island Park - Ponds Lodge PowerPoint (2 hours)
Dec. 29, 9 a.m. Island Park - Big Springs parking lot Field Session (6 hours)
Jan. 11, 6 p.m. Preston - Robinson Building PowerPoint (2 hours)
Jan. 12, 9 a.m. Preston - Copenhagen parking lot Field Session (6 hours)
Feb. 1, 6 p.m. Idaho Falls - IDPR Region Office PowerPoint (2 hours)
Feb. 2, 9 a.m. Bone Road snowmobile parking lot Field Session (6 hours)
Feb. 15, 6 p.m. Salmon – TBD PowerPoint (2 hours)
Feb. 16, 9 a.m. Salmon - William’s Creek parking lot Field Session (6 hours)
Southwest Idaho
Date & Time Location Course Type
Jan. 2, 7 p.m. Boise - Idaho Pizza, 7100 W Fairview Ave.
PowerPoint (2 hours)
Jan. 4, 6 p.m. McCall - Mile High Powersports PowerPoint (2 hours)
Jan. 5, 9 a.m. Adams County - Upper Elevation parking lot
Field Session (6 hours)
Jan. 18, 6 p.m. Boise - IDPR HQ PowerPoint (2 hours)
Jan. 19, 9 a.m. Idaho City - Whoop Em Up parking lot
Field Session (6 hours)
Feb. 8, 6 p.m. TwinFalls/Burley - Action Cycles N Sleds
PowerPoint (2 hours)
Feb. 9, 9 a.m. Mt. Harrison/Pomerelle warming hut Field Session (6 hours)
Feb. 22, 6 p.m. Pine/Featherville - Senior Center PowerPoint (2 hours)
Feb. 23, 9 a.m. Trinity warming hut parking lot Field Session (6 hours)
North Idaho
Date & Time Location Course Type
Nov. 29, 6 p.m. Hells Gate State Park (Welcome Center)
PowerPoint (2 hours)
Dec. 6, 6 p.m. Coeur d’Alene - IDPR Region Office (Panhandle Room)
PowerPoint (2 hours)
Dec. 13, 6 p.m. Moscow - Revolution Motorsports PowerPoint (2 hours)
Jan. 4, 6 p.m. Sandpoint - Marine and Motorsports PowerPoint (2 hours)
Jan. 5, 9 a.m. Sandpoint - Trestle Creek Parking Lot
Field Session (6 hours)
Jan. 11, 6 p.m. Coeur d’Alene - IDPR Region Office (Panhandle Room)
PowerPoint (2 hours)
Jan. 12, 9 a.m. Coeur d'Alene - 4th of July Pass/Mullan
Field Session (6 hours)
Jan. 25, 6 p.m. Orofino - Search and Rescue Building
PowerPoint (2 hours)
Jan. 26, 9 a.m. Orofino – TBD Field Session (6 hours)
Feb. 8, 6 p.m. Grangeville - Search and Rescue PowerPoint (2 hours)
Feb. 9, 9 a.m. Building Grangeville - Fish Creek Parking Lot
Field Session (6 hours)
Feb. 22, 6 p.m. IDPR Region Office (Panhandle Room)
PowerPoint (2 hours)
Feb. 23, 9 a.m. TBD Snowmobile Operator’s Field Class (6 hrs)