Ski touring and avalanche course with application tours with a mountain guide
We accompany you into the world of ski touring - in 4 days with enough time!
This four-day ski touring course with practical tours is varied and exciting. During the training and practical tours, we will teach you the basics of ski touring and provide you with individualised feedback. In this course, we have enough time to cover all aspects of ski touring. The aim is to teach you all the basics of ski touring so that you are well prepared and trained to enter the world of ski touring. During these days we will learn the following topics and apply them in practical tours:
- Ski touring technique: ascent with skins, hairpin bends, tips for descending in deep snow
- Avalanche rescue: handling avalanche transceiver, shovel & probe
- Avalanche awareness: assessment and basics
- Orientation: route selection in the terrain and using a map, tour planning
We will organise these days according to your needs and possibilities. If you would like different input, we can make it happen. We will go on a beautiful ski tour every day and simply enjoy nature and ski touring.
We spend the night in the simple Hotel Tiefenbach. Here we have great hospitality and a great starting point for various tours. It is also very high up, so snow is guaranteed.
Course content
- Basics of ski touring
- Operating touring skis with tips and tricks from professionals
- Mounting the touring skins
- Walking techniques
- Hairpin bends
- Materials and equipment
- What we need and don't need for ski tours
- Repair kit - what makes sense to have with you
- How to pack lightly and ergonomically
- Avalanche victim search
- Correct and efficient operation of safety equipment
- LVS - avalanche transceiver
- Probe
- Shovel
- Correct and efficient operation of safety equipment
- Ski technique
- We cannot learn to ski on the slopes during ski tours. If you want to improve your skiing technique, we recommend taking part in one of our skiing technique courses.
- Basics of ski touring
Venue & meeting point
- Meeting point: 9:30 Realp, railway station
- Conclusion: approx. 15:00
- Overnight stay: Berghotel Tiefenbach, depending on the date in shared or double rooms.
Requirements
- No previous ski touring experience required.
- Experience in skiing on the slopes.
- Condition for short ski tours with around 800 m ascent at a comfortable pace (~250 m/h).
- Splitboarders are welcome.
Group size
- Takes place with 4 - 7 guests per mountain guide.
Price and services
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Including accommodation costs and half board.
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
- We also offer great deals on ski tour hire equipment:
- Ski Rental Zueri
- Complete equipment, i.e. skis, boots, safety set, rucksack and poles
Flat rate for CHF 100. - You can add this to your shopping basket and collect it from Ski Rental.
- Complete equipment, i.e. skis, boots, safety set, rucksack and poles
- Sport Trend Shop Hinwil
- Touring ski package (touring skis incl. skins and crampons, touring boots, touring poles)
CHF 60 for one-day courses and CHF 80 for two-day courses - Package Safety (avalanche transceiver, avalanche shovel and probe):
CHF 20 for one-day courses and CHF 25 for two-day courses - You can collect this from the Sport Trend Shop with our booking confirmation and pay there. Please contact STS in advance to reserve the equipment. Collection on Friday and return by Tuesday.
- Touring ski package (touring skis incl. skins and crampons, touring boots, touring poles)
- Ski Rental Zueri
Material and equipment
- 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.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
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