​Avalanche Skills Refreshers 

This concise field refresher will help you dust off your trip planning and companion rescue skills during a 6-hour session, entirely in the field near Cameron Pass on your National Forest Land. Refresh your knowledge of reading forecasts, current snowpack conditions, field observations, and a lot of rescue skills. 
Avalanche Skills Refresher # 1 - Saturday December 13th 2025
Avalanche Skills Refresher # 2 - Saturday January 10th 2026
Avalanche Skills Refresher # 3 - Sunday January 25th 2026
​Avalanche Skills Refresher # 4 - Saturday January 31st 2026

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Additional Backcountry Safety Courses

Diamond Peaks Ski Patrol offers a variety of National Ski Patrol courses. While these are required for our Patrollers, some are also open to the public.
National Ski Patrol Classes include:

• Avalanche Courses 
• Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) 
• Mountain Travel & Rescue - Next class Spring 2026 (full)
• Ski & Toboggan (OET)

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​DPSP Patrollers are also required to maintain the following qualifications:

• CPR For the Professional Rescuer
• Incident Command System (ICS) courses 100 and 700
• US Forest Service Good Host Training

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