Ski technique course with a mountain guide | Saas Fee

• Course content & procedure

  • Meeting place

    09:15 am, Saas Fee bus terminal

    We’ll meet at the bus terminal in Saas-Fee, get to know one another and discuss your expectations and personal goals for the three days of the course. We’ll leave our luggage and head straight to the ski area to start the technique training.

  • Day 1: Understanding the technique and practising movement sequences

    On the first day, we’ll cover the technical basics on the ski run. After all, you don’t learn to ski in deep snow, but on the run. Here, we’ll lay the foundations for consciously understanding, practising and improving your movements. For additional feedback, we’ll occasionally head off-piste for short stretches. There, movement patterns often become apparent that weren’t yet visible on the piste. We’ll take these insights back to the piste and work on them specifically. In this way, we alternate between the two types of terrain and make the most of the different conditions to help you progress.

  • Day 2: Refining technique and correcting movement patterns

    On the second day, we’ll build on what we covered on the first day of the course and consolidate the movement sequences we’ve learnt. Through individual exercises and targeted feedback, we’ll work on your personal technical challenges.

    We’ll be switching back and forth between the piste and off-piste terrain. The varying conditions will help you become more aware of your movement patterns, spot mistakes and work on them in a targeted way. Step by step, you’ll develop greater control, a better rhythm and a more conscious feel for your movements on the skis.

  • Day 3: Putting technique into practice and experiencing the flow of deep snow

    On the final day of the course, the focus is on practical application in the terrain. We combine the technical elements we have learnt and apply them in deep snow with increasing independence.

    Through personalised exercises and individual guidance, we’ll help you to consciously apply your movement patterns even off-piste. Whilst we focus on technical development, we also ensure that the joy of skiing and the fluidity of movement in the terrain are not neglected.

    To round things off, we’ll review your progress and discuss how you can continue to work on your skiing technique on your own after the course.

  • Course contents

    All course content is summarised with illustrations in the Bergschaft ski technique booklet, which you will receive from us at the start of the course. We also regularly use video analysis of your skiing style so that you can see yourself in action.

    Over the course of the three days, we will be looking at the following technical fundamentals and movement sequences:

    Basic stance and body control

    • The correct basic stance on skis
    • Posture and balance
    • Body axes and movement control

    Core movements in skiing

    • Orientation and rotation
    • Bending and stretching
    • Tilting and bending

    Swing technique

    • The three phases of the parallel swing: the initiation phase, swing phase I and II
    • Movement sequences and the interplay between the individual phases of the swing
    • Short turns and rhythm work
    • Use of the pole: position and timing

    Using technology in the field

    • Recognising and analysing movement patterns
    • Position control and axis control
    • Line choice and rhythm in deep snow
    • Developing a fluid movement style off-road

    Personal development

    • Recognising personal patterns of behaviour
    • Targeted exercises to improve technique
    • Personalised feedback and corrections
    • Personal exercises and next steps for independent training

    After the three-day course, you’ll have a better understanding of the basic movements involved in skiing, recognise your own patterns of error and know how to work on them in a targeted way. You will have practised the techniques you’ve learnt in deep snow and taken away specific exercises to help you continue developing your skiing technique on your own after the course.

  • Conclusion

    around 3.00 pm, Saas Fee bus terminal

    We’ll round off the three days of the course together. We’ll say our goodbyes, armed with new insights, personal progress and practical exercises to help with your future ski training.

• 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 planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
  • Including overnight stay in the Saas Fee Wellness Hostel 4000 with half board.
  • Excluding personal travelling expenses, train tickets and personal consumption during the day and evening.

• 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.

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