10:15 am Leukerbad, bus terminal
Ski touring and avalanches | Gemmi basic course with application tours with a mountain guide
We accompany you into the world of ski touring - in 4 days with enough time!
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Valais-Bernese Oberland, Gemmi
This varied four-day ski touring course combines training and practical tours in an impressive region on the Gemmi. We teach you the basics of ski touring, give you personalised feedback and take the time to cover all the important topics. The aim is to train you so that you can enter the world of ski touring safely and well prepared. The area around the Gemmi and the Lämmerenhütte is snow-sure thanks to its altitude and offers a wide range of touring options, ideal for beginners and advanced skiers. Popular destinations include the Daubenhorn (2942 m), Roter Totz (2848 m) and the Steghorn (3147 m). The hut is easily accessible from Leukerbad by cable car to the Gemmi Pass (2315 m), from where a short ascent leads over the Lämmerenboden to the hut. A cosy atmosphere and a magnificent view of the surrounding peaks await you there. The perfect base for our course.
Course content & procedure
We meet in Leukerbad and take the cable car up to the Gemmi Pass. We'll get to know each other and clarify your expectations.
After the cable car ride, we will explain all the basics of ski touring and start with the ascent to the hut on skis. During the ascent, we will cover all the important training content. On the first day, we will learn a lot of new things in a practical and applied way. We will take the time to repeat the topics several times to ensure that everyone feels confident.
Daily destination: You have learnt the basics of ski touring and gained experience in the use of safety equipment.
Basics of ski touring
- Operating touring skis with tips and tricks from professionals
- Mounting the touring skins
- Walking techniques
- Hairpin bends
Materials and equipment
- What we need and don't need for ski tours
Theory Meteo (evening)
- Which apps and tools do we use
During an application tour we repeat what we learnt the day before and learn new things.
Daily destination: Becoming confident on the ascent with touring skis - the movement sequence for techniques such as hairpin bends is automated
Repeat what you have learnt
- Operating touring skis with tips and tricks from professionals
- Mounting the touring skins
- Walking techniques
- Hairpin bends
Avalanche victim search
- Correct and efficient operation of safety equipment
- LVS - avalanche transceiver
- Probe
- Shovel
Tour planning (evening)
- 3×3 tour planning
- Avalanche bulletin
- Avalanche awareness
- Risk check
During an application tour we repeat what we learnt the day before and learn new things.
Daily destination:Your perception goes outwards: Where am I and what are the conditions like? You gain your first experience of the decision-making processes that are necessary for ski touring.
Repeat what you have learnt
- Ascent techniques
- Tips and tricks
Assessment of the terrain in which we move
- Steepness
- Avalanche danger
- Risk check in the field
Ski technique
- We cannot teach you how to ski on the slopes during ski tours, but we are happy to give you a few tips. If you want to improve your skiing technique, we recommend taking part in one of our skiing technique courses.
Materials and equipment (evening)
- Repair kit - what makes sense to have with you
- How to pack lightly and ergonomically
Reflection and tour planning
- Expectations and feedback
- Where do we stand - what is still missing?
- Tour planning
- Orientation
- Map, compass and altimeter
During a final tour, we will once again cater to your needs and support you individually to gain more confidence and knowledge.
Daily destination: Your expectations are fulfilled and you go home satisfied and with a lot of joy
Course content
Orientation
- Reading maps in the field
- Compass
- Altimeter, contour lines and slope
Reflection
- Feedback
- What's next?
We complete the course together.
Requirements
- No previous ski touring experience required.
- You know how to ski on black pistes.
- Stamina for short ski tours with an ascent of around 600 metres at a leisurely pace (~300m/h).
- Splitboarders are welcome.
Price and services
- CHF 990.-
- Small group with 4 - 8 guests per mountain guide.
- Including professional planning and realisation with a mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Including accommodation costs and 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 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.
- 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
- For this tour you need the material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us the whole time. Only pack the essentials.
- General material and packing tips we have also put together for you.
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.
Accommodation
Lämmerenhütte
The Lämmeren Hut is located on a sunny terrace above the wide Lämmerenboden plateau and is an ideal base for ski tours in the Wildstrubel area. The modern, cosy hut impresses with its warm atmosphere, good cuisine and impressive views of the surrounding peaks and glaciers. Thanks to its location, it is easily accessible and provides direct access to varied touring terrain – perfect for an enjoyable weekend in the high mountains.
That's what our guests say:
Karin Vonlanthen
I felt that I was in good hands, the subject matter was explained very well and we were given tips and advice on how to keep up to date.
If we had any questions, the mountain guides were always there to patiently explain things and were keen to clarify anything that was unclear. This course really left us wanting more! Thank you for this great experience! Gladly again and again
Impressions: Ski touring course Gemmi
So come with us on the knowledge and experience of ski touring:
26 - 29 December 2026, Saturday - Tuesday, 4 days
28 - 31 January 2027, Thursday - Sunday, 4 days
18. - 21. Februar 2027, Donnerstag - Sonntag, 4 Tage
18. - 21. März 2027, Donnerstag - Sonntag, 4 Tage
8. - 11. April 2027, Donnerstag - Sonntag, 4 Tage
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