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Friends of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center

The nonprofit education and fundraising partner of CAIC — it runs roughly 25 events a year, including free Know Before You Go avalanche-awareness classes, many in and around the Summit County mountains.

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Know Before You Go Classes

Free awareness presentations · winter

Varies (Summit County & statewide)

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CAIC staff give free avalanche awareness presentations around the state through the winter. Individual dates are posted on the CAIC events calendar rather than on a fixed schedule.