Mountain Medicine: Avalanche, Snow Immersion, Cold Injury, and Altitude

$225.00

January 9, 2026- Mt. Baker Ski Area

Mountain Medicine is the second installment of Whatcom County and Backcountry Medical Guides’ Adventure RX series. Each session is designed to deliver immersive, seasonally relevant, field-based medical training for healthcare providers and outdoor professionals/enthusiasts. The curriculum combines thought-provoking lectures with scenario-based skills practice to strengthen community capacity and professional development in austere environments.

January 9, 2026- Mt. Baker Ski Area

Mountain Medicine is the second installment of Whatcom County and Backcountry Medical Guides’ Adventure RX series. Each session is designed to deliver immersive, seasonally relevant, field-based medical training for healthcare providers and outdoor professionals/enthusiasts. The curriculum combines thought-provoking lectures with scenario-based skills practice to strengthen community capacity and professional development in austere environments.

Winter in the North Cascades demands a higher standard of preparedness. This immersive training event focuses on avalanche rescue, prolonged field care in snow environments, and high-consequence team dynamics.

Morning lectures will be held at Heather Meadows Lodge at Mt. Baker Ski Area, followed by on-snow skills stations in controlled terrain with ski patrol and avalanche instructors.

    • Avalanche physiology & rescue

    • Hypothermia, frostbite & cold injury management

    • Altitude primer

    • Beacon/probe/shovel drills with realistic time pressure

    • The hypothermic arrest

    • Team-based avalanche rescue simulation (live scenario or staged debris field)

    • EMTs, Paramedics, RNs, PAs, MDs

    • Ski patrol, mountain guides, SAR members

    • Winter outdoor professionals, avalanche educators

    • Healthcare providers preparing for winter deployment or backcountry travel

    • 8 hours CE/ Category 1 CME certificate for eligible medical professionals

    • Avalanche gear use (if needed) and field instruction

    • Guided rescue simulations with experienced instructors

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