SAFE AS Clinics

01/08/2026

SAFE AS Clinics is coming back to Alyeska Resort! Join us for a one-day, intro-level avalanche and snow safety course for anyone over the age of 14. This hands on course is great for someone wanting to begin their avalanche education OR refresh their knowledge and rescue skills. In-classroom and on-snow instruction followed by an apres party with giveaways.

EVENT DATES:
Saturday, January 24th
Sunday, January 25th

WHERE:
Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska

INSTRUCTORS:
Elyse Saugstad, Jackie Paaso & Ingrid Backstrom

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE!
Go to website to apply.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION:
www.safeasclinics.com

Special Thanks to Bronco's , Alyeska Resort, & The North Face in their support to bring SAFE AS to Alaska.

Proceeds will be donated to the High Fives Foundation High Fives Foundation and the Chugach National Forest Information Center

01/08/2026

Coming to Alyeska Resort January 24th and 25th! Looking forward to it! For more info and registration visit www.safeasclinics.com

12/06/2023

If you haven't seen it yet, award winning film Here, Hold My Kid is online! AND IT'S REALLY GOOD! Directed and stared in by our very own Elyse Saugstad and Jackie Paaso.

The snow is starting to fly here in Lake Tahoe! Have you signed up for SAFE AS yet?

Two pro female skiers embrace new motherhood without missing a beat in their heart-stopping careers. They develop a competitiveness with each other in a quest to become 'the mom who can do it all.'

12/05/2023

Hey friends! We have scholarships available for our clinics at Palisades Tahoe this year as we want as many people to be educated as possible! You have until Dec. 8th to apply and we encourage everyone who might need a little extra assistance to apply because this information is so valuable. Tell your friends 😀 http://www.safeasclinics.com/scholarships

11/01/2022

Check out the latest Fifty Project line featuring Elyse Saugstad and Cody Townsend called 7 Steps. The Fifty is a great inside look into how to approach bigger lines and often has educational material included in each episode. Enjoy!

Every line has a crux. The hardest part of the journey that puts up the biggest obstacle to a line's completion. Sometimes that crux is an ice climb, a bushw...

10/28/2022

http://www.safeasclinics.com/sverige

We are happy to announce that we will be back in Sweden this season! Registration is now open for Åre, Sweden which will be hosted at Hotell Åre Fjällsätra!

We will be opening up registration for the US events shortly. Stay tuned!

01/18/2022

You can tune in now to watch the full version of fellow SAFE AS Co-founder Jackie Paaso's new film presented by SCOTT Wintersports!

Jackie Paaso and her team including members Erin Smart and Benjamin Ribeyre will spend 22+ days traversing North of the Arctic Circle in ...