Avalanche Awareness and Snow Science

🔥 Lottery: Aug 27–Sept 2 • Full registration: Aug 28
Dates: October 20, 2025
Meets: M from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
 Location: Online
Cost:  $0.00

There are still openings remaining at this time.

Date Day Time
10/20/2025Monday3 PM to 5 PM

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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2025-2026 OLLI at MSU Membership

Description

This engaging and informative presentation includes avalanche information, images, videos and strategies to help you become more aware of the phenomenon. This talk is for people with no avalanche knowledge or those looking for an annual refresher; anyone who attends will walk away having learned something new.

Program Takeaways

  • Understand what avalanches are and where they happen.
  • Understand how weather, terrain and snowpack create avalanches.
  • Know the basic signs of instability and how to stay safe while recreating in the backcountry.
  • Additional resources to learn more about avalanches.
Fee:  $0.00

Online

This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.

We will send you a reminder email with login instructions one business day before the program start date. If there are additional sessions, we will send reminders the morning of those sessions.

Nina Marienthal

Nina Marienthal is the lead guide for Beartooth Powder Guides in Cooke City, Montana, and a lead instructor for the American Avalanche Institute. She worked as a heli-ski guide for three years in Alaska before transitioning to her current position. Nina worked for a winter as an intern at the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, spent a season in South America backcountry guiding and at age 25 became an AMGA Certified Ski Guide.