Seattle MAC NIKO Course Classroom Session - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Summit Room at the SPC at 7pm.

The NIKO Course is a teen-centric winter backcountry preparedness course that will teach students to approach backcountry recreation in the winter with a risk-management, critical thinking based mindset. Students will learn how to communicate and work as a team, how to evaluate the danger of avalanche terrain, and how to make good decisions in the backcountry. This is not a substitute for an AIARE L1 course and students interested in backcountry skiing outside of MAC should additionally consider complementing an AIARE L1 course, and/or AIARE Avalanche Rescue course.  

See the NIKO Foundation FB page for more info about the course and foundation: https://www.facebook.com/NIKOFoundation 

• PREREQUISITES: At least 2 years of in-bounds skiing experience and ability to ski black diamond runs (not necessarily in good style) in any conditions. You must be able to get down the hill and "survival ski".  

• You must participate in all classes as well as the field day in order to complete this course. Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite for joining backcountry skiing trips in MAC.

• Students should bring note-taking materials and be sure they are on time.