Motorized Avalanche Skills Training Level 1+

Why MAST 1+

If Motorized Avalanche Skills Training level 1 course is like getting your driver’s permit, MAST 1+ is the extended road-test. It adds extra in-field time, so you build muscle memory and confidence. You’ll spend more time practicing companion rescue, beacon searches, route selection, and decision-making under changing snow and weather conditions. Industry-leading professionals lead MAST 1+. It reinforces the fundamentals. It helps snowmobilers and snow bikers ride the backcountry like a pro.

Who Should Attend

MAST 1+ is perfect for snowmobile and snow bike riders who:

  • Want more in-field practice for their first course to cement their avalanche knowledge
  • Seek greater confidence in terrain evaluation and rescue protocols
  • Have completed MAST 1 (or equivalent avalanche skills training)

If you’re ready to go deeper than the basics, lock in your skills. MAST 1+ delivers the extra hands-on time you need.


What You’ll Learn

Across three days, you’ll refine and reinforce key avalanche-safety skills:

  • Advanced Terrain Recognition: Dive deeper into slab mechanics, slope angle assessment, and run-out zone identification
  • Snowpack Stability Analysis: Practice extended snow pit tests and interpret layered stability results in real time
  • Companion Rescue Mastery: Execute multi-responder transceiver searches, probe-line strategies, and coordinated shoveling drills
  • Dynamic Decision-Making: Apply risk-management frameworks under evolving weather and group-dynamics scenarios

This extra time on snow ensures every concept sticks—so you ride confidently in any conditions.

Course Outline& Schedule
Online Learning Options

logistics

M.A.S.T Level 1+ courses require a minimum of 5 students for custom bookings. If we travel outside of Revelstoke/ Sicamous, BC, those minimum student numbers are subject to change. The price per person also will change.

Please read in full and understand all the risks before committing to a course. Links below. Avalanche Canada Student Release / Soul Rides Release of Liability / Avalanche Canada Youth Student Release

COST: CA$595 + Taxes / Student
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Level 1 Courses

Further Hands-On Learning

M.A.S.T. Level 2
M.A.S.T. Level 2+
M.A.S.T. Level 3