Avalanche Courses

Public Courses

Join me for an avalanche class! I teach public avalanche courses in December and January with Alaska Guide Collective. Booking starts on October 1 at the AGC Avalanche Booking page.

Private Courses

Please contact me about a private course. I can teach Rec 1, Rec 2, Rescue, refreshers and custom courses for your group. Joe can take five students by himself, or up to 10 with a second instructor.

  • 1 client: $700 per day

  • 2 clients: $400 per person per day

  • 3 clients: $300 per person per day

  • 4+ clients: $250 per person per day (second instructor will be added over five students)

Joe’s Avalanche Knowledge in One Volume

Joe’s Field Book

Course Gear List

Why Choose Joe?

  • IFMGA-licensed Mountain Guide

  • AMGA-certified Ski, Rock, and Alpine Guide

  • American Avalanche Association certified instructor

  • American Avalanche Association Pro 1 and Pro 2 instructor

  • American Avalanche Association-approved courses

  • Pro 2 examined

  • WFR and CPR certified

  • Decades of avalanche instructing

  • Decades of ski guiding

  • Decades of backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering

Some of Joe’s Recent Avalanche Publications

  • Candor: Our Greatest Piece of Safety Gear?, The Avalanche Review, 44.4, 2026.

  • Science and Avoiding Avalanches, The Avalanche Review, 2026.

  • Avalanche Writing that Doesn’t Bury Your Readers, The Avalanche Review, 43.3, 2025.

  • Luck and Avoiding Avalanches, The Avalanche Review, 42.4, 2024.

  • Avalanche Uncertainty Scale, The Avalanche Review, 2024.

  • Avoiding Avalanches in Remote Alaska, The Avalanche Review, 2021.

  • Learning from Mistakes—Train your Intuition to Make Good Decisions in Avalanche Terrain, The Avalanche Review, Feb 2018.