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Tyler's Backcountry Awareness

Empowering and challenging backcountry riders to expand their skills so that their adventures can reach new heights.

Backcountry rider Tyler Lundstedt’s undeniable and contagious passion for snowmobiling in the great Rocky Mountains led him and fellow riders to ever greater heights and challenges. Born in 1987, Tyler came to work in construction and running heavy equipment, but that was just to pay the snowmobiling bills. Ever smiling and always with a helping hand, Tyler would be found engaged in something productive. Those riding with Tyler would experience the mountains in ways most never will. The more obscure and hard to reach places offer the challenges and skill-building excitement an enthusiastic rider can appreciate. On January 21, 2012 Tyler died in an avalanche near Buffalo Pass in Colorado. The passion he shared with the world is a tremendous legacy. Tyler’s Backcountry Awareness was created to challenge riders to build their skills in safety and preparedness.

10/15/2025

FOLLOW THE TRANSCEIVER SIGNAL TO THE BURIAL AREA

Rescuers should move quickly on foot, adjusting course to follow their transceiver’s arrow indications and watching the distance units decrease steadily until it drops below 10. Under 10, the rescuers should slow down and note their paths towards the victim. Usually the approach line will be a curved arc, based upon how the transceiver searches. Occasionally the line may be straighter depending on how the victim is oriented.

When the units drop below 5, the searcher should slow to a crawl, and finish the search on their knees. Leaving a marker here can help identify a line that points towards the victims location. The searcher’s transceiver should remain along the snow surface and oriented in the same direction for the remainder of the search. Rotating it will change the distance readings and confuse the search.

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10/12/2025

When traveling in the backcountry, your riding skills combined with your avalanche skills is what provides you the best opportunity for a safety.

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10/09/2025

When the units drop below 5, the searcher should slow to a crawl, and finish the search on their knees. Leaving a marker here can help identify a line that points towards the victims location. The searcher’s transceiver should remain along the snow surface and oriented in the same direction for the remainder of the search. Rotating it will change the distance readings and confuse the search.

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10/06/2025

The Level 2 is a three-day/24-hour course that provides backcountry travelers an opportunity to advance their decision making skills in more complicated situations such as being a leader within a small travel group, traveling in more complicated terrain, and/or developing a travel plan where resources are scarce.

The Level 2 builds on the introductory avalanche hazard management model introduced in the Level 1 and adds to it the evaluation of critical hazard assessment factors. Students will describe and discuss weather, snowpack and avalanche processes, and identify how these processes relate to observations and travel within avalanche terrain.

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09/24/2025

It is very important to regularly check all your avalanche gear for proper functionality. This might mean you need to get air tanks refilled on your avalanche bag, but it’s far more important to know the gear works properly than to worry about having to refill it.

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09/18/2025

Avalanche Rescue is a one-day stand alone course. It is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. New participants will learn the basics of companion rescue. While returning participants will expand their skill set with advanced topics and realistic scenario practice to help improve their skills.

Each participant will have the opportunity to receive professional coaching on their rescue skills. Each will receive a rescue card acknowledging the completion date.

Avalanche Rescue is a prerequisite for the Level 2 and Pro 1 courses. AIARE recommends that all backcountry travelers keep their skills current. By taking an Avalanche Rescue course, you receive a rescue card at least every other year.

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09/12/2025

One of the major components for ensuring your safe return to the parking lot at the end of the day is a good riding group and team of people. Not only is having others there to help when you’re stuck, having them there in an emergency avalanche situation improves your odds of suvival.

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09/08/2025

was off the charts this year! It was great seeing all of our snowmobiling friends of old and some new.

We were excited to have , , and with us in the booth this year.

We are excited about the new season coming up! Our avalanche course schedule has been developed and is available on our website.

We would love to see many of your getting educated this winter! Find a location that is suitable for you and sign up for a class. Let us know of any questions you might have.

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11/28/2024

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1401 E Lincoln Avenue
Fort Collins, CO
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http://Backcountryawareness.org/

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