Why Snow Visa?
Snow Visa removes emotions from your decision-making by keeping critical backcountry safety info top of mind — always visible on your ski tip.
It's like a whiteboard for the tip of your ski — write on it before you head out, reference it all day, wipe clean for the next trip.
"Groups tend to have better outcomes when they stick to the objectives they selected during the planning process - separate from the emotional pulls that good weather and fresh snow can induce."
— Colorado Avalanche Information Center, 2023/03/25
Writing increases your likeliness of sticking to your plans
Keep your safety plan visible. Keep your focus sharp.
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The Snow Visa is divided into five specific sections meant to first motivate and then assist you in safely traveling through the backcountry. Before you leave the trailhead, fill it out with your partners. Reference it at every decision point — then wipe clean and reuse it all season.
What are you coming home to? Family, friends, the next trip. Keep the bigger picture in perspective.
Beacon, shovel, probe. If you don't have all three, turn around and go home.
Distill the day's key problems: aspect, size, and likelihood of triggering.
Your GO objectives and NO-GO boundaries. The best antidote to powder fever.
The five red flags of avalanches — a constant reminder of what to watch for as conditions change.
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Our Pledge
The Snow Visa is not a replacement, it's an addition. Good avalanche safety starts with a solid foundation of education.
$1 for every Snow Visa sold put back into your community
Supports amazing local programs that are educating folks and providing forecasts
Supporting broader access and inclusion in backcountry education and the outdoors
