Ski technique and avalanche training for ski touring and freeriding | Lenzerheid and Arosa with a mountain guide

Together we will improve your skiing technique and you will learn how to make the right decisions while freeriding to get the most out of the day.

Technics

Endurance

To the dates and registration

During these days, we acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to be able to freeride safely and with a lot of fun. We choose the lines we want to ride, make a risk assessment and plan our tactical approach. We learn to recognise how we need to behave and move in the terrain in order to have the most fun with the least risk.

We are experience-orientated, this course takes place in the field - more movement means more fun and the more decisions we can make, the more mistakes we can make. We learn from this and thus accelerate our learning process!

We support you in your skiing technique with individual, targeted and goal-orientated exercises. You will gain experience and learn tools to improve your personal skiing technique in the coming ski days. We teach skiing technique according to the principles of Swiss Snowsports.

Together we work on the basics of skiing on and off the piste. Off the piste, we put what we've learnt into practice and enjoy the fresh powder together!

Venue & meeting point
- Area: Lenzerheid
There are countless possibilities in the Lenzerheid and Arosa ski resorts. Treeruns, couloirs, open slopes and technical descents - everything a freerider's heart desires!
- Meeting point: The exact meeting point will be announced a few days before the start of the offer.
Course content
Risk management:

Danger - Consequence - Residual risk

We learn to recognise the dangers and assess the consequences together. How can we keep the risk low with the current knowledge and still have fun freeriding!

Technical descents:

We get to know the tools to carry out technical descents safely. You will learn the tactical approach to minimise risk and deal with the prevailing avalanche danger.

Skiing technique according to Swiss Snowsport:
- Basic position on the skis
- Parallel turn
  
  3 phases of the swing with:
  
  Release
  
  Swing phase I
  
  Swing phase II
  
  Correct use of the stick
  
  Different types of tilting and buckling
  
  Axes from the body
- Short swing
  
  Parallels and differences to the parallel swing
  
  Rhythm
  
  Axles
- Powder application
  
  Position corrections
  
  Fun and joy
Hotel Lai Lenzerheid
We will spend the night in the Hotel Lai and eat in restaurants in the neighbourhood. We enjoy the time together and spend the evenings together if we are interested.
Requirements
- Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
- Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
- Condition for short ski tours with around 600 m ascent at a comfortable pace (~250 m/h).
- Condition for 600m of descent in different types of snow.
- Splitboarders are welcome, provided they are experienced.
Group size
- Takes place with up to 6 guests per mountain guide.
Price and services
- CHF 1190.-
- Including planning and implementation with mountain guide and his expenses.
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
- Including overnight stay in the hotel
Material and equipment
- We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.