http://www.nols.edu/courses/locations/teton/snowboarding.shtml?gad=CKrs4YoFEghtiHqpsIHyTBjS-L3-AyDqmv0y

http://www.nols.edu/courses/locations/teton/winter_outdoor_educator.shtml?gad=CKrs4YoFEghtiHqpsIHyTBjS-L3-AyDqmv0y

National Outdoor Leadership School - Index

National Outdoor Leadership School - Nols - Index

TETON VALLEY
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THERE ISN'T A DAY THAT GOES BY WHEN
I DON'T THINK ABOUT NOLS. MY NOLS
COURSES WERE THE BEST DAYS OF MY
LIFE, AND WHAT I LEARNED THERE
CONTINUES TO APPLY TO MY
?
LIFE IN
THE MOST SURPRISING WAYS.
Sarah Salisbury, Idaho Adventure '02, Wyoming Adventure '03
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Right: Instructor John Fitzgerald shows student Nate Straubinger
how to complete a snow shelter, your backcountry home on winter courses.
Left: Backcountry skiing students make their way beneath the majestic Tetons. Right: Carving turns in fresh powder is one of the many joys of backcountry winter travel.
WINTER OUTDOOR EDUCATOR
Designed for practicing and aspiring winter educators, this course
gives you the skills to teach in any winter wilderness. We begin with
six days of workshops, including a Level I avalanche clinic and two
days advancing your telemark skills with professional ski instructors
at Grand Targhee Resort. Then, we'll move into the backcountry
for miles of skiing in unblemished powder. You'll build
elaborate snow kitchens and camp comfortably in snow caves, igloos
or quinzhees. With coaching from your instructors, you'll teach
classes of your own and be taught by fellow students. For educators
of all levels, teaching in the winter will polish your presentation
skills and hone your class management. The longest of our winter
courses, these 21 days provide some of the best expedition training
at the school, preparing you to camp and lead well in any cold,
snowy environment.
Age and Length: 18 & Over ? Average age: 29 ? Duration: 21 days
Eligibility: Qualified practicing or potential outdoor educators; moderate skiing ability.
Tuition: $2,415
Course start/end: Driggs, Idaho
Fly in/out: Idaho Falls, Idaho
College Credit: 2 hours Leadership Techniques; 2 hours Risk Assessment
Dates: page 111
Brian Fabel
BACKCOUNTRY SNOWBOARDING
Are you seeking the exhilaration of a perfect ride in untracked powder?
Want to learn the skills to transition from being an area rider
to a backcountry boarder? Then come snowboarding with NOLS!
You'll venture through the mountains on your split board, improving
your snowboarding skills and learning to be comfortable and
happy outside in the winter. In this snow-covered playground, you'll
learn to travel responsibly in avalanche terrain-an increasingly important
life skill for riders who are tempted out of ski areas into the
untamed snowy wilderness. The adventure starts with snowboarding
instruction at Grand Targhee Resort, but your course really happens
in the backcountry. You'll construct elaborate snow shelters,
learn about working well with your peers and carve turns in fresh
powder. Camping and traveling in the winter is a lot of hard work,
and surfing down the mountain in knee-deep powder is a pretty
cool reward.
Age and Length: 17 & Over ? Average age: 20 ? Duration: 14 days
Tuition: $2,010
Course start/end: Driggs, Idaho
Fly in/out: Idaho Falls, Idaho
College Credit: 2 hours Skills Practicum
Dates: page 111
Becca Parkinson
Kevin Emery