Ski touring taster weekend | Central Switzerland - Lidernen with mountain guide

• Course content and procedure

  • Meeting place

    09:08 Riemenstalden, Chäppeliberg

    We meet at the valley station of the Käppeliberg cable car. Here we get to know each other and start familiarising ourselves with the equipment.

  • Day 1 - Learn and apply

    500 Hm

    500 Hm

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    We go on a leisurely ski tour together and take the time to look at and discuss everything we need to know. As usual, we look for the best snow and enjoy a great descent. We spend the evening at the cosy Lidernenhütte with a magnificent sunset!

    Daily destination: First experiences in ski touring, familiarisation with safety equipment.

    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

    1600 metres altitude

    Another leisurely ski tour, today we start directly in the area so we can be the first to set off. We look for secluded terrain and deepen and consolidate what we learnt the day before. We enjoy the rhythmic ascent and look for the best snow to ski down. We enjoy the time together and learn new things. At the end of the day we are allowed to ski down to the car park!

    Daily destination: You build on what you have learnt and become more confident in its application. You will gain a clear impression of what ski touring is and what it requires.

    Repetition previous day

    • Material and equipment
    • Ski touring technique

    Communication and organisation

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

     

  • Conclusion

    approx. 15:00

    After a great weekend, we finish the course together again at the Chäppeliberg car park.

• 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)

• 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 in a hut 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 for CHF 100.
      • You can add this to your shopping basket and collect it from Ski Rental.
    • 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.

• 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.

That's what our guests say:

Impressions: Taster ski tours Lidernen

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