Lidernen
Ski tours and avalanches | Training weekend with mountain guide
Learn and deepen your knowledge in the various areas of ski touring, from the ascent to the descent to avalanche awareness.
Technics
Endurance
We will spend two days together in the field and discuss, learn and apply as much as possible. All participants will have the opportunity to try things out for themselves, apply them and make supported decisions. We discuss and clarify the topics and open questions directly in the terrain in a practical way. You have already gained some experience on a ski tour and would like to expand and consolidate your knowledge of avalanche awareness and ski touring techniques. We learn and discuss the various ski touring topics according to the wishes of the participants:
- PlanningWe learn in advance how to choose the right tour for the current avalanche situation and how to take possibilities and alternatives into account.
- AscentWe look at the track system and how as much information as possible can be collected for the descent during the ascent
- DepartureWhere is the best snow and where is it safe to ski? We combine the information from the ascent with decision-making tools to make the right decision on the individual slope. Organisation of the descent
- Background knowledgeSnowpack structure, typical avalanche problems and their influence on decision making, avalanche search and rescue
We will spend the night in a hut in the middle of the mountains and enjoy two wonderful days of ski touring.
It helps to participate before this course in a Avalanche Theory Evening to participate.
Venue & meeting point
The weekend takes place in central Switzerland, in the Maighelshütte or the Lidernenhütte. Both areas offer varied ski touring terrain and plenty of opportunities and good training terrain.
Maighels:
- Meeting point: 9.50 Oberalp Pass (car park for vehicles in Andermatt)
- Finish: approx. 15.00 in Tschamutt or Andermatt
- Overnight stay in the Maighelshütte
Lidernen:
- Meeting point: 7.45 am at Sisikon railway station, onward journey together to the Chäppeliberg valley station
- Conclusion: approx. 15.00 at the same location
Course content
We organise the course according to the needs of the participants. The aim is to deepen your knowledge of avalanche awareness and decision-making and to refresh what you already know. We organise the training in a practical way and find a good mix of a great ski tour and training. Possible topics and content are
- Planning
- Tour planning with 3×3
- Key points and alternatives
- Avalanche bulletin interpretation
- Avalanche awareness
- Typical avalanche patterns
- Assessing the avalanche danger in the terrain
- Decision-making toos: Graphical reduction method and Go or No-Go
- Rescue
- Damage site exercise with search & shovel
- Ski touring technique
- Route selection & organisation of the departure
- Hairpin bends
- Planning
Requirements
- Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
- Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
- Stamina for short ski tours with an ascent of around 800 - 1000 metres at a leisurely pace (~300m/h).
- Splitboarders are welcome.
Group size
- Takes place with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.
Price and services
- CHF 490.-
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Including overnight stay in a hut with 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 directly at Jonas or via the Contact form.
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