Gear & Equipment - Avalanche Education Courses
Gear, Equipment Rentals, Books & Maps
Equipment List:
- Non-cotton top and bottom base layer
- Puffy overcoat, and/or other insulation layer (synthetic or down)
- Waterproof/windproof outer shell jacket and pants (or bibs)
- Waterproof snow gloves and mittens (or second pair of gloves)
- Lightweight gloves for uphill travel
- Warm hat and baseball cap
- Helmet (recommended)
- Sunglasses and goggles
- Sunscreen
- 1 or 2 liters of water (water bladders not recommended for winter use)
- Thermos of hot drink (optional)
- Sack lunch and snacks (sack dinner for Saturday of Level 1 classes)
- Alpine touring, telemark or snowboard boots**
- Alpine touring or telemark skis or splitboard**
- Ski Poles with powder baskets**
- Skins if using skis or splitboard**
- Clinometer, snow saw and snowpit kit (optional)
- Beacon *
- Shovel *
- Probe *
- Backpack (25-40 liters)*
Avalanche with adjacent skier in Silver Fork
Photo by Bruce Tremper
* UMA will provide you these items at no cost if you need them.
** These items are available for rent at local shops.
Utah Mountain Adventures Rentals:
| Alpine touring skis and skins: | $40 |
| Split-snowboard, skins and poles: | $45 |
| Snowshoes and poles: | $15 |
UMA guides can deliver and adjust this gear for you. Prices are per day, and do not include sales tax.
Rental Shops:
Alta Sports
in Alta
(801) 742-3110
Black Diamond Retail
2070 E. 3900 South, Salt Lake City
(801) 278-0233
REI
3285 East 3300 South, Salt Lake City
(801) 486-2100
Wasatch Touring
702 E 100 S, Salt Lake City
(801) 359-9361
Outdoor Adventures at George S. Eccles Student Life Center
1836 Student Life Way
(801) 581-8516
White Pine Touring
1790 Bonanza Drive, Park City
(435) 649-8710
Books and Maps:
Books:
Snow Sense: A Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalance Hazard. By Jill Fredston & Doug Fessler.
Avalanche Essentials; A Step-By-Step System For Safety And Survival. By Bruce Tremper.
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain. By Bruce Tremper
Maps:
Wasatch Touring Map 1 by Alpentech
Wasatch Touring Map 2 by Alpentech
How to Register:
- Register Online
- Call us at (801) 550-3986
- Email us
Testimonials
Thanks for helping to keep us safe in the backcountry and thanks for teaching us something new !
- Kate Schmidt
We all had a blast! Tyson is a great instructor. I'm looking forward to Level II in January.
- Polly Hart
All in all it was a wonderful experience and we definitely gained the confidence that we will be able to make sound decisions in the backcountry.
- Todd Berget
Utah Mountain Adventures
P.O. Box 521809
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-1809
Phone: (801) 550 3986
Fax: (801) 486 8505
