avalanche education

Absolutely the BEST avalanche education!

The lowest instructor to student ratio anywhere.

Gain the confidence to ride the lines you only dream about.

Best preparatory courses for aspirant professionals.

"Top notch Avalanche education from a top notch educator right in your backyard boise! Boise has been needing this for a looooong time."
Greg Call, Professional Photographer

"This guy is a phenomenal instructor and this is a great opportunity to learn about snow."
Dave Bingaman, Avalanche Forecaster

"I learned more during my Avalanche Level 2 course with Chago than in the previous 15 years of backcountry skiing."
Michael Lanza, Creator of TheBigOutside.com

"Chago combines his PhD level snow science background with his deep passion for skiing and people to deliver education that you will not forget. It's not often that courses are as enjoyable as they are educational. Highly recommended!"
Vince Boelema - Ski Instructor and staff trainer. Sem Walls - Ski Instructor Examiner and New Zealand National Demo Team

Skiing with Chago is like purchasing a BMW. You know you are going to be safe and have style"
Ryan Burr - Elementary School Teacher

I just finished a course with these guys. Very passionate and great instruction.
Mores Creek Summit is definitely a hidden treasure you’d get to explore as an added bonus.
Ryan Bentley - Program Manager at Youth Dynamics Adventures and Soldier Mountain Ski Patroller

Chago connected sub-nanometer phenomena (shape and properties of water molecules) through millimeter scale (sintering, faceting) to explain what triggers an avalanche hundreds of meters in size. This was fascinating.
Brendan Flynn - Completed Avi L1 during his first 3-days of Backcountry Skiing ever!

Chago was fun to work with and gave me instructions that made me feel confident and aware.
Lucy Hedges - Completed Introduction to Safe Travel In Avalanche Terrain and Avalanche Rescue Course

"Chago is a great mountain guide. He knows a lot about snow, is very nice and interesting and give you good tools to analyze the terrain." Laureline Magnin, project manager in sustainable development
Laureline Magnin, Sustainable Development Manager, Geneva-Switzerland

Avalanche Courses 2018-2019

Andes Mountains - Chile

Mores Creek Summit - Idaho City

Avalanche Science Student during a course in idaho

The most FUN avalanche courses!

Locations and dates of courses are carefully selected to offer course participants with the best snow and riding conditions. Our unique small class size allow us to provide a unique personalized learning experience and easily satiate your hunger for high quality backcountry touring.

I highly recommend Chago's class. I felt really lucky to be able to take a class from him so close to Boise. The class was really thorough and he takes pride in making sure that you have the tools and the knowledge to be safe in the backcountry.
Paul Whitworth, Prestige Skateboards Shop, Boise

I would highly recommend Avalanche Science's Level 1 course for those looking to get into the backcountry for the first time as well as experienced backcountry navigators.
Drew Dodson, Boise Weekly Reporter

I am incredibly happy that I took my Level 1 with Avy Science. The small class size, quality course material rooted in data and facts, and an instructor passionate about snow science and avalanche education put this course above all others
Robby Milo, IT Specialist

Chago was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate. It is hard to not engage with the material when the instructor cares that much
anonymous

Chago knows his material and has been studying avalanche science for many years. This experience shows in his avalanche classes as he explores different hazards on different terrain, changing weather impacts on snowpack, and rescue strategies.
anonymous

Chago through his course offers an extensive amount of knowledge and experience to a new backcountry skier.
anonymous

Avalanche Science Instructor

Avalanche and Snow Scientist

Adventurer, Explorer, Backcountry Skier, Surfer, and Sailor.

Santiago (Chago) Rodriguez

Avalanche educator since 1996. Instructor for Pro1 and Pro2 courses offered by Silverton Avalanche School. Certified Instructor for the American Avalanche Association. AIARE Course Leader Level 1 and Level 2. National Ski Patrol Avalanche Instructor Trainer. Snow and Avalanche Researcher at the CryoGARS group - Boise State University. Geophysics Ph.D. Candidate - Snow metamorphism studies with Microwave sensors and Remote Sensing.

For ten years he has been publishing MoresCreekSummit.com, a well known resource dedicated to provide snow stability assessment, ski/riding conditions, weather and maps of Pilot/Freeman/Sunset Peaks as well as other locations in Central Idaho and Eastern Oregon.

His passion is sharing hidden pow shots with friends and clients, and explore remote backcountry destinations in Idaho, Colorado, the Andes, and the Pyrenees.

Avalanche Education Redefined

Avalanche Science's courses are designed for people seeking complete instruction and preparation for traveling safely in avalanche terrain, including backcountry skiers and riders, as well as snowmobilers. Participants will learn about decision-making, situational awareness, risk assessment, and the fundamental physics behind snow metamorphism—why avalanches happen.

Avalanche Education Redefined

Effectiveness of the instruction is enhanced by limiting lectures and field work to very small group sizes of six participants per course.

Avalanche Education Redefined

Avalanche Science courses consist of four hours of online instruction, eight hours of lecture by an expert snow scientist, and 20 hours of field work amid some of the best backcountry glades skiing found anywhere.

Avalanche Science

Avalanche Science is dedicated to provide the BEST Avalanche Education in the USA and Internationally.

Avalanche Science is an AIARE Avalanche Course Provider operating in the Boise Mountains of Central Idaho, the Chilean/Argentine Andes, and Spanish/Andorran Pyrenees.