If you're a backcountry traveler looking for backcountry education, you've come to the right place! We offer wilderness medical courses, backcountry skills courses, AIARE avalanche awareness presentations and AIARE avalanche training courses. Our hope is to provide educational opportunities locally to the residents of the Flathead Valley, reducing the cost and travel time involved in obtaining this type of education.

Our goal is to reduce the amount of accidents and fatalities relating to unsafe backcountry travel techniques in our area, an area which is rich with beautiful terrain and full of outdoor enthusiasts who love to access it. If you’ve been putting off that avalanche course, don’t let it happen again this year.

Whitefish Backcountry is an AIARE Course provider, offering Level 1 and 2 courses for the ‘09/’10 season. AIARE course providers provide you with the knowledge and tools you'll need to manage your risk in avalanche terrain.  Whether you're a newcomer to the backcountry, an advanced recreationist or a seasoned professional, AIARE has a course that can improve your decision making skills.  AIARE courses are designed as a unified progression from Level 1 through Level 3 with each course building on existing skills.