Ski technique course Saas Fee I Fit for deep snow & ski touring

Improve your skiing technique. We prepare you individually for the coming ski season - effective, instructive and goal-orientated!

Technics
Endurance
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Powder in Grindelwald

Saas Fee

Do you want to enjoy skiing more and feel confident even in difficult snow conditions? Then this course is just right for you!

We work on the basic movements of skiing and practise skiing technique on the piste and in open terrain.
Individual video analyses, targeted corrections to your skiing style and specific exercises are the main components of the course. Our aim is to significantly improve your skiing technique and lay the foundations for a clean skiing technique and greater safety in all types of snow.

  • Course content & procedure

    • Day 1 - Welcome and getting to know each other

      09:00 a.m.

      We get to know each other and clarify your expectations. Then we go to the ski area and start the course.

      We don't learn to ski in deep snow, but on the piste. The first step is to learn and apply the correct movements. This process takes place on the piste. To get more feedback, we switch to off-piste terrain for short sections. There we quickly fall back into old patterns and gain new insights, which we can then work on again on the piste. As soon as the mistakes on the piste are no longer visible, we return to the off-piste terrain to uncover and correct further movement patterns.

      We teach you the skiing technique and how you can improve your skiing in a targeted way.

    • Day 1 - Technical basics on the piste & first experiences in the terrain

      Daily destination:

      • Understand movement sequences and gain confidence in the basic position.

      Course content

      Basic position on the ski

      • Developing the correct basic position
      • Correct posture with individual exercises

      Learning and understanding core movements

      • Orientation-Turning
      • Bending / stretching
      • Tilting / buckling
      • Correct movement sequences with individual exercises

      Introduction to the parallel swing

      • The 3 phases of the swing:
        • Release phase
        • Swing phase I
        • Swing phase II
      • Body axes & balance
      • Learn and improve phases of the swing with individual exercises

      Short change to off-piste terrain

      • Initial feedback on posture and swing
      • Recognise contrast to movements on the piste
      • Respond with individualised exercises and correct patterns

      Return to the piste: targeted exercises for correction

      Reflection

      • Recognising initial patterns
      • Personal takeouts
    • Day 2 - Deepening & targeted correction alternating between piste and off-piste

      Daily destination: Consolidate technique, apply movement sequences more consciously, develop rhythm.

      Course content

      • Apply and expand individual exercises
      • Repetition & individual feedback from the previous day

      Pole use in the terrain & on the piste

      • Position and timing

      Short swing

      • Rhythm work
      • Axle control
      • Learn and improve flow with individual exercises

      Change to off-piste terrain (several times, short sections)

      • Analysing movement patterns
      • Consciously admitting mistakes for self-knowledge

      Practice sessions back on the piste

      Reflection

      • What is consciously changing?

    • Day 3 - Application & flow in deep snow

      Daily destination: Safe off-piste skiing through conscious movement patterns.

      Course content

      • Warm-up & targeted technique repetition
      • Personal task (based on previous days)
      • Combination of all technical elements in the terrain

      Off-piste rides with a focus on application & enjoyment:

      • Position control
      • Line choice & rhythm
      • Experience the flow of movement in the terrain

      Reflection

      • Personal takeouts:
      • What other error patterns exist?
      • Concrete exercises for after the course
    • Conclusion

      3:00 pm

      We complete the course together.

  • Venues

    Saas Fee

  • Requirements

    • You are also a safe skier on a red piste
    • Ski touring experience is not mandatory
    • Different levels of participants are not a problem
  • Price and services

    • CHF 890.-
    • Small group with 5 - 8 guests per mountain guide.
    • Including overnight stay in the Saas Fee Wellness Hostel 4000 with half board
    • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
    • Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
    • Exclusive personalised consumption throughout the day and in the evening
  • Material and equipment

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably directly at Jonas or Florian or via the Contact form

Accommodation

WellnsessHostel 4000

Wellness, indoor pool, fitness room and youth hostel in one! This means pure relaxation in a pioneer building surrounded by 13 four-thousand metre peaks.

 

 

 

That's what our guests say:

  • K. Werner

    Didactically very well structured course. Deep snow technique demonstrated with easy-to-implement exercises. The individual participants and their "construction sites in deep snow technique" are well catered for.
  • Dominik Hetzer

    I did a deep snow course - it was great! Individual support and development and the fun is not neglected :-)

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Here you will find the organisation of our tours as a guideline. If you are unsure which level suits you best, feel free to get in touch - We can help you!

Technics

Technology 1 - for beginners

Easy tours, suitable for beginners. The terrain is easy and moderate. No previous mountaineering experience is necessary.

Ski toursSafe skiing on the black piste in the ski area. No previous knowledge of ski touring necessary.

Technique 2 - Leisurely tours

Easy to slightly challenging tours with short, steeper sections that we master together and with coaching. You are ready for this level after a basic or taster course.

Ski toursFirst off-piste experience up to approx. 30° slope gradient. You have mastered the basic techniques of ski touring and have some experience of hairpin bends.

Technique 3 - Medium tours

Medium-difficulty tours with short, technical sections that are easy to do with some previous experience. You have already done a few tours and feel confident with your equipment and technique.

Ski toursYou are confident in off-piste terrain up to a slope angle of approx. 35° and are proficient in hairpin bends in a variety of terrain. 

Technique 4 - First big tours

Challenging tours with longer, steeper passages that require a good level of experience and skill. We secure these sections with ropes and coach you through difficult sections. Suitable for adventure-seekers with solid basic training.

Ski toursSafe skiing in steep off-piste terrain (up to approx. 40°), solid hairpin technique. First experience with rope manoeuvres, such as roping up on the glacier and abseiling.

Technique 5 - Grand tours

Very demanding tours, with technical passages that require a good level of experience and skill. These are secured, but smooth, rapid progress is required. For experienced climbers with plenty of experience and a thirst for adventure.

Ski toursYou are a very safe skier on steep, unsecured terrain. You are a master of hairpin turns in difficult conditions and have experience with rope manoeuvres and glacier equipment.

Endurance

Endurance 1 - Easy tours

Easy tours with plenty of time to take a break and enjoy.

  • Elevation gain: approx. 500 - 800 metres per day, 
  • Pace: approx. 250 - 300 m / h.
Endurance 2 - Leisurely tours

"Normal" tour at a leisurely pace with 800 - 1000 vertical metres per day, ~300 hm / h.

Endurance 3 - Medium tours

Longer tours at a steady, fluid pace. A solid basic level of fitness is required here.

  • Elevation gain: approx. 1200 metres per day
  • Pace: approx. 350 m / h.
Endurance 4 - First big tours

Long and challenging tours at a brisk but constant pace. Ideal for active sports enthusiasts.

  • Elevation gain: up to 1500 metres per day
  • Pace: approx. 350 m / h.
Endurance 5 - Long tours

Very long tours with more than 1500 metres in altitude per day. Requires very good fitness and stamina.

  • Elevation metres: 1500 m + per day
  • Pace: approx. 400 m / h.

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