Because sound avalanche awareness isn’t important just for ski mountaineers who climb towering backcountry peaks in search of pristine powder slopes, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center is aiming to raise avalanche awareness this winter among novice backcountry skiers and snowshoers who think they’re touring in relatively tame terrain.

In partnership with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) and the Seattle-based Northwest Avalanche Center, the CAIC is launching “Avalanche Aware,” a free on-demand online primer . The program is an hour-long, self-paced course that gives inexperienced backcountry travelers basic information to help them stay safe.

Colorado has many popular backcountry trails for ski touring and snowshoeing that traverse relativel

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