Welcome to backcountry ascender!
Have fun while improving your backcountry and avalanche knowledge!
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Learn! Compete! Win! Improve!
Backcountry Ascender is a free, fun and simple backcountry & avalanche educator.
LEARN with this engaging and competitive application made of an industry and peer approved curriculum of self-directed lessons and required in-person courses.
COMPETE by earning points for completing sorties (self-directed lessons) and courses. The points you earn will raise your rank, as well as that of your club, state association, dealer, and snowmobile brand. Sorties combine to make missions. Once you complete a mission level, you will be admitted to a higher badge rank. Don't be out done.
WIN by being admitted to higher badge ranks, and by finding coupon codes that are unlocked by completing mission levels. Coupon codes are used for discounts at top industry brands.
IMPROVE your backcountry knowledge, skills, practical experience and confidence that could save you or your riding partner's life someday.
Snowmobiling is a team sport, so don’t get left behind.
What's at Stake!
As an individual, you earn a new badge with each new mission level completed. You can also earn big prizes for being the first to achieve a mission level.
Contribute your points to support your organization of choice. Each season we will recognize the organization whos members amass the most points:
- Top Club of the season
- Top State Association of the season
- Top Reviewer of the Season
- Top Brand of the Season
- Top Dealer of the Season
How it Works!
Work through missions that contain sorties. A sortie is a short lesson that requires evidence to complete. An industry leader or senior peer will review and approve the sortie, granting you points. Once you complete all the sorties in the mission, you are awarded a badge for that mission level. There are 5 mission levels this season.
‘Sign Up’ with your Facebook account, Google account or Office 365 account
Start with Mission One, Sortie One and work your way through the mission
Each Sortie will take you 10min or less to complete
Submit evidence as required to complete the sortie
Your evidence will be reviewed and approved by one of our peer reviewers
Once a mission is complete, you will be issued your mission level badge
Benefits
Knowledge
Whether you are just starting out or a well-seasoned veteran of the mountains, you will learn new skills, gain a greater awareness, and track what skills your riding community has!
Community
Earn points to help your club, state association, dealer or snowmobile brand compete. Let your riding partners know you are bettering yourself for their benefit, and check on them to make sure they are doing the same for you! Don’t be outdone!
Competition
Snowmobiling is a team sport! You count on your riding partners and they count on you. Use little friendly competition to make your whole team better.
Level Up
Complete all the sorties in a mission and you will earn your backcountry badge for that mission. Share it, post it, and be proud of it. It shows that when it comes the backcountry, you know how to get you and your team back out!
In Collaboration
We would like to recognize the following organizations for their contribution and support:
Support
Backcountry Ascender is fully supported, endorsed and will be promoted by ISMA and its member OEM manufactures
Sponsorship
Backcountry Ascender would like to thank these partner companies for continuing to sponsor Backcountry Ascender and for playing an active role in backcountry and avalanche education.
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