Avalanche training level 2 for users and refreshers | day course with mountain guide

• Course content & procedure

  • Welcome and getting to know each other

    approx. 09:00 a.m.

    We get to know each other and clarify your expectations.

  • Course start and practice-orientated teaching

    600

    600

    We teach you how to apply your knowledge of avalanches and the structure of snowpacks in the terrain. Building on the basics you have learnt, we will delve deeper into selected avalanche awareness and snowpack structure topics. In this way, we strengthen your ability to make your own decisions on tours. We organise applied training. It is important to us to provide practical training in the terrain and to experience a beautiful ski tour at the same time.

    Daily destination: You will acquire the expertise to be able to make decisions independently on a ski tour

    Course content:

    Avalanche basics

    • Formation of avalanches (5 factors)
      • Go or no go?!
    • Typical avalanche patterns and their characteristics
      • Drift snow - Mechanical conversion
      • Fresh snow - additional load and spontaneous avalanches - why and when?
      • Wet snow - moisture penetration and additional load
      • Old snow problem - persistent weaklayer - what exactly does that mean?

    Decision-making tools in the field

    • Understanding the avalanche bulletin
    • 3×3 Planning
    • Risk - Check
      • Assessment of real situations in the field - we decide together!

     

     

  • Conclusion

    approx. 16:00

    We finish with a great descent and return to the same place.

• Venues

  Eastern Switzerland: 

  Possible venues:

  • Pizol
  • Fideriser Heuberge
  • Flumserberg etc.

  Meeting point: ~09:00 - will be communicated in the week before the offer.
  Conclusion: ~16:00 at the same location - adapted to public transport

  Use of mountain railways:

  • With enough snow down to low altitudes: course without cable cars
  • If required: Use of the mountain railways for the first metres in altitude
  • Course location will be adjusted accordingly

  Central Switzerland:
  

  Possible venues:

  • Lidernern
  • Bannalp
  • Andeermatt / Oberalp Pass etc.

  Meeting point: ~09:00 - will be communicated in the week before the offer.
  Conclusion: ~16:00 at the same location - adapted to public transport

  Bern:

  Engstligenalp

  Meeting point: ~09:00 am, Engstligenalp valley station
  Conclusion: ~16:00 at the same location - adapted to public transport

  Use of mountain railways:

  • With enough snow down to low altitudes: course without cable cars
  • If required: Use of the mountain railways for the first metres in altitude
  • Course location will be adjusted accordingly

• Requirements

  • You have already gained experience on ski tours
  • You know how to ski on black pistes.
  • You have mastered the use of your avalanche transceiver
  • Condition for short ski tours with around 600 m ascent at a comfortable pace (~250 m/h).
  • Splitboarders are welcome.

• Price and services

  • CHF 195.-
  • Small group with 4 - 8 guests per mountain guide.
  • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
  • Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.

  • In cooperation with Ski Rental Zueri, we also offer a great set price for ski touring hire equipment. Everything - skis, boots, safety set, rucksack, poles - is available for a flat rate of CHF 100. You can add this to your shopping basket and collect it from Ski Rental.

  • 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 of CHF 100 for 2 days and CHF 160 for 4 days.
      • You can add this to your shopping basket and collect it from Ski Rental.
    • 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.

• 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.

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