Ready for the ski touring season?

Are your legs in good shape and your equipment checked? Get ready for the winter season with avalanche courses and ski technique lessons.

As temperatures drop and the first heavy snowfall arrives in the mountains, the excitement for winter is building! Before we head out together soon to make our first tracks in the snow, it’s worth preparing your body, mind and kit for the coming season. With these tips, you’ll be well prepared for winter.

Functional strength training and squats to prepare for ski touring

1. Fitness & Core Stability: Training for the Start of the Season

Ski touring requires strength, endurance and stability. With targeted training, you can strengthen your leg and core muscles and prepare your knees for the stresses of off-piste terrain. In a workout video featuring functional training exercises, we’ll show you how to get fit for the ski touring season at home: Check out the functional ski touring workout on YouTube.

Theory of avalanche safety and assessment of the avalanche situation

2. Refreshing your knowledge of avalanches: Staying safe in winter terrain

What was that all about assessing avalanche conditions, hazard signs and rescuing fellow skiers? Make the most of the time before the season starts to refresh your knowledge and gain confidence in dealing with avalanche risks. A group theory evening offers the ideal opportunity to do just that. About our avalanche theory evenings in Switzerland, Zurich, Lucerne or Bern

Skiing technique and turning in deep, heavy snow

3. Improving your skiing technique: maintaining control in deep snow and on steep slopes

How confident do you feel on your skis when the terrain gets steeper or the snow gets heavier? Take this opportunity to specifically improve your skiing technique and head out onto the slopes with greater control and confidence. In our ski technique courses, we’ll work together to refine your skiing technique, tackle your individual challenges and lay the foundations for greater confidence and enjoyment on your next ski tours and freeride adventures: About the ski technique courses for ski tourers and freeriders

Equipment check: Check your avalanche transceiver, avalanche shovel, probe and touring skis

4. Checklist: Check your ski touring kit in good time

Is your kit ready for the first day of the tour?

Check the avalanche transceiver and check the batteries
Check the shovel and probe
Waxing skis and checking the base and edges
Check the hides for adhesive strength and condition
Check your bindings, boots and crampons

It’s better to check everything thoroughly now than to be caught out on the first day of the trip.

Guided ski tours and mountain tours in the Swiss Alps

5. Plan your dream ski tour

Is there a tour you’d really like to go on this winter? Or do you have an idea for an adventure in the mountains that we could go on together? We look forward to hearing your requests and suggestions. Get in touch with us via our contact form. Perhaps this will soon turn into our next tour together! We look forward to seeing you!