approx. 10 am Wasenalpbahn valley station
Ski tours and avalanches | Simplon training weekend with mountain guide
Learn and deepen your knowledge in the various areas of ski touring, from ascent and descent to avalanche awareness.
Technics
Endurance
Simplon
During these two days, we will be out and about together in the field with the aim of experiencing, learning and directly applying as much as possible. You have the opportunity to become active yourself, make decisions and be supported at all times. We clarify open questions and important topics in a practical way on site - exactly where they are relevant.
If you have already gained some experience on a ski tour and would like to deepen your knowledge of avalanche awareness, tour planning and ski touring technique, this is the right place for you. Depending on the interests of the participants, we will cover different aspects of ski touring - from safe track setting and avalanche assessment to tour planning and downhill technique. All you need is curiosity, motivation and a desire to learn outdoors.
The Simplon region around Wasenalp offers ideal conditions for practical training and impressive touring experiences at the same time. The region is known for its guaranteed snow, favourable avalanche conditions and varied terrain - from gentle slopes to exciting summit destinations. Between the Simplon Pass, Wasenalp and Hübschhorn, we find the perfect routes to directly combine theory and practice.
For optimum preparation, we recommend that you attend a Avalanche theory evening to take part. The 2-day course is compact and practice-orientated. For more in-depth and comprehensive training with additional application tours, we recommend the 4-day training course in Safiental or the Training week in Sedrun.
Come with us to the Simplon region - where learning becomes experience, knowledge becomes security and a group becomes a real community.
Course content and meeting point
We meet in Rothwald at the Schutzhaus or at the valley station of the Wasenalp cable car. The meeting point is easily accessible by public transport as well as by private car. If you are travelling by car, you can easily reach Rothwald via the national road to the Simplon Pass. There are plenty of free parking spaces available at the Rothwald / Wasenalp ski lift valley station and in the Ganterwald forest.
Daily destination: You can build on your knowledge and learn new things.
Course content:
Basics of ski touring
- Walking techniques
- Hairpin bends
Avalanche victim search
- Correct and efficient operation of safety equipment
- LVS - avalanche transceiver
- Probe
- Shovel
- Alerting
Theory (evening)
In the evening, we plan the ski tour for the next day together and delve into the topic of avalanche awareness
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- 3×3 tour planning
- Avalanche bulletin
- Avalanche awareness
- Risk check
We carry out the planned ski tour together and discuss decision points transparently and jointly.
Daily destination: You have learnt new things, consolidated your knowledge and put it into practice.
Course content
Assessment of the terrain in which we move
- Steepness
- Avalanche danger
- Risk check in the field
- Risk - Consequence - Danger
Organisation departure
- Safe islands
We finish the course together at the Wasenalp valley station.
Requirements
- Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
- Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
- Stamina for short ski tours with an ascent of around 800 - 1000 metres at a leisurely pace (~300m/h).
- Splitboarders are welcome.
Price and services
- CHF 490.-
- Small group with 4 - 8 guests per mountain guide.
- Including professional planning and realisation with a mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Including overnight stay with half board
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
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.
- The Wasenalp is a remote hotel. Pack so that we can comfortably carry a small extra bag for about 30 minutes along a snow-covered road to the hotel. We’ll leave the bag there and then set off on our tour straight away.
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
Hotel Wasenalp
Located right next to the small Rothwald ski lift, this beautiful hotel offers the best cuisine, warm hospitality and relaxation in the outdoor whirlpool in the evening. Thanks to its location, you can start various tours from here. The sunset on the terrace is also magnificent! We stay in comfortable double rooms.
That's what our guests say:
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