18:30
Avalanche and risk management workshop with mountain guide | Avalanche theory evening
Start the winter safely! Learn the basics of avalanche awareness from experienced experts - in a practical and understandable way. Using exciting case studies, we will show you how to assess risks and make smart decisions in the terrain.
Zurich
Lucerne
Bern
Immerse yourself in the exciting world of avalanche awareness! This evening will give you a clear and practical overview of the basics:
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How does an avalanche occur?
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What factors influence the formation of avalanches?
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How can you assess risks yourself and make safe decisions?
With clear graphics, interactive elements and many practical examples, the topic becomes lively and easy to understand. You will learn the most important tools to be more aware and safer when planning and later in the terrain - whether on a ski tour or freeriding. The best thing is that you will receive a compact teaching aid to read and consolidate at home, developed on the basis of the core team's avalanche training documents. So you can refresh your knowledge at any time.
Perfect for anyone who wants to learn the basics or refresh their knowledge.
Join us and start your next touring season with a secure feeling!
Avalanche theory Course content
We’re meeting at 6.30 pm.
Avalanche awareness
- Avalanche types & basics of development
- Dust avalanche
- Snow slab avalanche
- Wet snow avalanche
- Avalanche problems
- Drifting snow
- Fresh snow
- Old snow
- Wet snow
- Gliding snow
- Snow cover structure
- Weak layers
- Crystal shapes
- Decision-making aids and planning tools
- 3×3 & Graphical reduction method
- Ski touring guru
- Case studies
- Avalanche types & basics of development
Venues
Zurich
- Schütze neighbourhood centre
Heinrichstrasse 238
Zurich 8005 - Time: 18:30
- Duration: approx. 2 hours
Bern
- Vatter
Bärenplatz 2
3011 Berne - Time: 18:30
- Duration: approx. 2 hours
Lucerne
- Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Business
Room 4.08, 4th floor
Zentralstrasse 9
6002 Lucerne - Time: 18:30
- Duration: approx. 2 hours
- Schütze neighbourhood centre
Requirements
- You do not need any previous knowledge of avalanche awareness
- The course is held in German.
Price and services
- CHF 45.-
- Practice-oriented avalanche instruction according to "Swiss Mountain Training".
- Teaching material of the Avalanche Training Core Team (KAT)
Bergschaft tours and courses are conducted in German as standard. However, our mountain guides speak good English, as do many of the participants. If you speak English, you are of course very welcome. Depending on the tour, it may be worth asking us in advance whether the guide and the group are comfortable speaking English.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
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Impressions: Avalanche Theory Evening
This is how you come to know about avalanches with us:
Zurich
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Freie Plätze, mit 2 weiteren Buchungen ist die Durchführung gesichert.
Mountain guidesStill PendingCHF 45Wednesday, 2 December 2026
Thursday, 17 December 2026
Bern
Tuesday, 8 December 2026
Thursday, 21 January 2027
Lucerne
Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Freie Plätze, mit 3 weiteren Buchungen ist die Durchführung gesichert.
Mountain guide aspirantCHF 45Thursday, 14 January 2027
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