Deep Snow Mobility

Avalanche hazard evaluation and mitigation is necessary for deep snow mobility in mountain environments. Tactical Mountain Training’s AIARE Level 1, Level 2, and Avalanche Rescue curriculum provide a foundational understanding of the avalanche phenomenon as well as rescue and decision-making techniques for travel in avalanche terrain. Avalanche hazard mitigation can be standalone training or woven into the fabric of a larger Deep Snow Mobility program.

Alpine Touring (AT) skis are the preferred tool for travel in deep snow conditions. Tactical Mountain Training can prepare your unit for efficient travel on skis regardless of team members’ downhill ski ability. Our alpine touring curriculum includes equipment familiarity, tour planning, movement techniques for skinning and skiing, track setting, route finding, and navigation. 

Ski Mountaineering is the combination of skiing and mountaineering techniques, with an emphasis on technical ropework. Ropework skills are necessary for mitigating hazards in both glaciated and high-angle terrain. Tactical Mountain Training’s ski mountaineering curriculum includes steep snow climbing, ski rappels, ski lowers, roped glacier travel, and crevasse rescue.

The mountain environment is unpredictable. Prepare your team with the necessary skills to not only survive the unexpected, but to also continue the mission. Tactical Mountain Training’s survival and rescue curriculum includes emergency shelter construction, extreme cold weather survival strategies, improvised recue sleds, and team member evacuation.

Tactical Mountain Training’s programs are designed to prepare your team for mission success, not recreational pursuits. Our FMP Exercises integrate our deep snow mobility curriculum with real world applications, crafted as closely to your mission-specific parameters as possible. FMP exercises are typically included at the end of a deep snow mobility course, and are also offered as multi-day, standalone training programs.