Ski touring taster weekend Diemtigtal | Grimmialp in a hotel with mountain guide

• Course content and procedure

  • Meeting place

    approx. 10.15 a.m. Grimmialp / Hotel Kurhaus

    We meet on the Grimmialp on Saturday morning. The resort is easy to reach by car and public transport. We deposit our luggage for the weekend at the hotel and start our first day of the course together.

  • Day 1 - Learn and apply

    800 metres altitude

    800 metres altitude

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    The Grimmialp is beautifully situated at the very back of the valley. From the hotel, we can go on our first leisurely ski tour together. We take time to look at and discuss everything we need for a successful start to ski touring. As always, we are out and about with our eyes wide open, looking for the best snow and looking forward to a beautiful descent. In the evening we enjoy being together and look forward to another ski tour!

    Daily destination: You learnt a lot of new things, your questions were answered and you received individual support in the terrain. This allowed you to gain your first valuable experience of ski touring.

    Material and equipment

    • Ski touring boots
    • Ski touring binding
    • Ascent skins
    • Shovel and probe
    • LVS - Avalanche transceiver

    Ski touring technique

    • Ascent movement
    • Climbing aid
    • Sweeping on the ascent
      • Turn a corner
      • Hairpin bends
  • Day 2 - Apply and consolidate

    800 metres altitude

    800 metres altitude

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    Once again, we go on a leisurely ski tour together, look for the best snow for a rewarding descent and enjoy our time together outside.
    We will deepen your knowledge, consolidate what you have learnt and expand your practical ski touring skills.

    Daily destination: You build on what you have learnt, become more confident in its application and get a clear picture of what makes a ski tour and what is important on the way.

    Repetition previous day

    • Material and equipment
    • Ski touring technique

    Communication and organisation

    • Mountain guide to customer
    • Safe islands
    • Safety distances
    • Single travelling
  • Conclusion

    approx. 3 pm Grimmialp / Hotel Kurhaus

    We finish the taster weekend together on the Grimmialp and take home lots of new experiences.

• Requirements

  • No previous ski touring experience required.
  • Experience in skiing on the black piste.
  • Stamina for short ski tours with an ascent of around 800 metres at a leisurely pace (~300m/h)
  • Splitboarder:inside welcome

• Price and services

  • CHF 575.-
  • Small group with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.
  • Including professional planning and realisation with a mountain guide and his travel expenses.
  • Including overnight stay in a hotel 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 all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
  • General material and packing tips we have also put together for you.

Impressions: Ski touring taster weekend