Avalanche Awareness Course
Learn how to travel avalanche terrain with an IFMGA mountain guide
When skiing off-piste or climbing in the high mountains you are always exposed to the danger of avalanches. This avalanche awareness course is designed for skiers or climbers who wish to gain the essential knowledge of how to avoid unnecessary avalanche risks, and travel more safely in the mountain environments.
Possibly include this course in any of our guided off-piste skiing or mountaineering programs.
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Avalanche awareness - 1 day course
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Starting with one hour theory in the morning and then spending all day on the mountain. We cover terrain that we can reach from the lift without using skins and touring bindings, but we will hike a bit.
The following topics will be practiced:
– types of avalanches, types of snow
– snow pack, general understanding, how to dig a snow profile
– influences: terrain, weather, wind
– use of avalanche transceivers, search practice
– rescue techniques, how to organize a rescue
Price: | Group size: 1-2 3 4 5 6 | Price per day: 590 € per group 220 € per person 170 € per person 140 € per person 130 € per person |
Included
– Private guiding/instructing by IFMGA mountain guide
– Handout to support our theory lesson
Not included
– Lift passes (prices at Compagnie du Mt Blanc )
– Mountain rescue insurance
– Avalanche safety equipment (transceiver, shovel, probe and backpack are obligatory and can be rented for 20€ per day)
Avalanche awareness and ski touring - 2nd day
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This is the next level building onto our fist day and is designed for those who would like to discover ski touring. Also here we start with theory and thereafter exemplifies what we have learned. We go out and practice to make the right decisions during a day of ski touring.
Topics that will be covered is:
– how to plan a ski tour by using metrological and topographic in formations
– reading topographic maps
– reading of the terrain, how to place a skin trail best, what to be careful with when descending
– group organization while ski touring
– snow pack, general understanding
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As above.
More reading about avalanche safety in our Avalanches Blog Category.