Basic ski touring training | day course with mountain guide
Learn all the elements of ski touring to explore the lonely, snow-covered mountain world and make your first tracks in deep snow.
Our aim is for you to learn and improve your ski touring technique on this day. During a leisurely practice tour, we will show you what to look out for on ski tours. This way, we experience a beautiful ski tour and learn the basics at the same time. Among other things, we will explain and show you how to put on bindings efficiently, how to put on climbing skins properly using various techniques and how to move ergonomically when walking to save energy. We will also show you the hairpin technique and improve and facilitate your ascent on skis. Basic tips and corrections to your skiing technique will help you make more enjoyable turns in deep snow.
The following offers can be attended as a continuation and supplement:
Venue & meeting point
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).Course content
Equipment:
- Operation of touring boots and touring bindings
- Efficient introduction to touring binding
- Using the climbing skins
Ski touring technique:
- Different and ergonomic walking techniques
- Hairpin bends in different variations
- Descent in deep snow
Avalanche equipment:
- Operation of safety equipment - avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe
Requirements
- No previous ski touring experience required.
- Experience in skiing on the slopes.
- Condition for short ski tours with around 600 m ascent at a comfortable pace (~250 m/h).
- Splitboarders are welcome.
Group size
- Takes place with 5 - 8 guests per mountain guide.
Price and services
- CHF 195.-
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- 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 directly at Jonas or via the Contact form.
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