Ben Markhart on Instagram: "There are three ways we need to understand the phenomenon of the mountains. - Formal concepts and education. - Direct Experience - Indirect experience and mentorship With your AIARE course you have a chance to get all three if you have a good instructor. They will give you the formalized concepts and curriculum, IE what is a wind slab avalanche how does it form. But what does it feel like under your skis and in your hand? You need some direct experience to be able to

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