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WFA for Winter Backcountry Users

Provider: Desert Mountain Medicine- Airport
Course Dates: December 2, 2023 - December 3, 2023
Course Location:
915 Co Rd 23
Leadville, CO 80461
Course Cost: $325.00

Course Info

The 2-day (16-hour) Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course is an introduction to wilderness medicine for winter backcountry users. The WFA includes basic life support (CPR infant/child/adult & AED) as well as some traumatic injuries and environmental illnesses common with winter recreation.

Registration Information

This is an open enrollment course held at the Lake County Airport in Leadville Colorado. This is North America's highest airport at an elevation of 9,934 ft! The location is close to the town of Leadville and boasts some amazing winter recreation opportunities like ice climbing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, cross country and backcountry skiing, and skiing at some of Colorado's finest resorts. 

Register online or for more information on this course please contact us at [email protected].

Desert Mountain Medicine- Airport

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