Avalanche training level 2 for users and refreshers | day course with mountain guide

We adapt the venue to the prevailing conditions and weather. The aim is to hold the course at a location that is easily accessible by public transport. Possible locations are Central Switzerland (Engelbergertal / Andermatt) and Eastern Switzerland (Glarus or Nordbünden). We may go to the Oberalp Pass at the beginning of the season or use the infrastructure of a ski resort (possibly Engelberg).

During this training day, we will repeat the basics (rescue exercise) and delve deeper into selected topics of avalanche awareness and snowpack structure. In this way we strengthen our own decision-making on tours. We organise applied training. It is important to us to provide practical training in the terrain and to experience a cool ski tour at the same time.

Course contents:

• Search and rescue
  • Applied rescue exercise with search & shovel
• Avalanche awareness
  • Typical avalanche problems and their peculiarities in the assessment
  • Snow cover structure and snow cover tests
• Decision-making and judgement
  • Reading and understanding the avalanche bulletin
  • 3×3
  • Single slope assessment

• You have already gained experience on ski tours
• You have mastered the use of your avalanche transceiver
• Condition for short ski tours with around 600 m ascent at a comfortable pace (~250 m/h).
• Splitboarders are welcome.

• Takes place with 5 - 8 guests per mountain guide.

• Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
• Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.

• We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
• For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.