{"id":1894,"date":"2025-12-05T17:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fjallanam.is\/?page_id=1894"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:47:42","slug":"avalanche-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fjallanam.is\/?page_id=1894&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1894\" class=\"elementor elementor-1894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a62bf7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a62bf7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c119e3\" data-id=\"6c119e3\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avalanche Courses 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804a584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"804a584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da35832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da35832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20.-22. february \/\/ 13.-15. march<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-852c089 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"852c089\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2edeade\" data-id=\"2edeade\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f78b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f78b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"545\"><strong data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"160\">This three-day course is essential for anyone who wants to improve their decision making skills for ski touring and mountaineering. The course is intended to give students a fundamental understanding of avalanche hazards.<\/strong> It covers the main avalanche-forecasting methods and how they relate to terrain and travel behaviour. The course introduces the most common stability tests and includes discussion on their strengths and limitations. Students are trained in the use of avalanche beacons, shovels and probes as search-and-rescue tools, and will carry out practical exercises in operating this equipment.<\/p><p data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"594\"><strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"594\">Among the topics covered on the course are:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"851\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><li data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"654\"><p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"654\">The influence of terrain and weather on avalanche risk<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"704\"><p data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"704\">Use of avalanche forecasts and danger ratings<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"739\"><p data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"739\">Companion rescue in avalanches<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"771\"><p data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"771\">Common snow stability tests<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"813\"><p data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"813\">General ski-mountaineering techniques<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"851\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><p data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"851\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Route selection and terrain assessment<\/p><\/li><\/ul><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-691f3a6f-9d50-832f-ac2b-8e0210442aa8-6\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-34\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ec0d873b-3d22-477c-a7f2-1ef9227852bd\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"245\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The instructors are experienced teachers and ski guides who work within the Mountaineering School of Iceland and have taught courses of this kind for many years, both inside and outside the school.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-867c09b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"867c09b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6142d5\" data-id=\"c6142d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d66f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"84d66f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">Skr\u00e1ningu \u00e1 Snj\u00f3fl\u00f3\u00f0an\u00e1mskei\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 loka\u00f0.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avalanche Courses 2026 20.-22. february \/\/ 13.-15. march This three-day course is essential for anyone who wants to improve their decision making skills for ski touring and mountaineering. 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