American Avalanche Institute Backcountry Checklist

Don Carpenter, co-owner of the AAI and lead instructor, created the Backcountry Checklist because backcountry terrain is a complex environment. It is also a high-risk environment, with high consequences if something goes wrong. A word of caution: having the AAI checklist is just one of the steps in your avalanche education journey. Prior to using it in real-time, you should have already taken at least an Avalanche Level 1 Course.