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Advanced Ski Touring Course in Val Gardena

Two-Day Advanced Ski Touring Coaching with a Mountain Guide

This course focuses on deepening your knowledge across all aspects of ski touring. Together, we will discuss the questions and scenarios that have come up during your numerous backcountry trips. You will learn the latest insights into avalanche risk assessment and get expert tips and tricks for using mapping apps and slope angle shading layers to aid your navigation. We will also focus on decision-making tools that go beyond the classic reduction method, as well as perfecting your track-setting in the backcountry. Our goal is to understand the snowpack and its processes throughout the winter so we can make sound, informed decisions. Spend two days in the field with us, the Catores, and expand your knowledge of snow and avalanche prevention.

Level:

Duration:

2 days

Area:

Val Gardena - Dolomites

Participants:

1-6

Date:

Daily upon request

Price:

from €230

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Price details:

2 people: €440 per person
3-4 people: €320 per person
5-6 people: €230 per person

Program:

During these two touring days, we will cover the following topics:

Tour Planning: Deepening your traditional map-reading skills, utilizing apps and digital layers, weather analysis, interpreting avalanche bulletins, and assessing snow conditions.
Practical Application: In the field, we will fine-tune track-setting, recognize warning signs in the snow, tackle crucial/technical passages, apply decision-making methods, provide ski technique tips, and much more.
Group Dynamics & Behavior: We will discuss how to manage a group optimally on the mountain, recognize group dynamic processes, and identify what key factors to watch out for.
Gear & Equipment: We will discuss the latest equipment, along with its advantages and disadvantages.
Companion Rescue: We will deepen your companion rescue skills, making your beacon searching and shoveling even more efficient. You will also learn the best practices for providing wilderness first aid.

All of our mountain guides are active members of the South Tyrol Mountain Rescue Service (Südtiroler Bergrettung) and work closely with the Aiut Alpin Dolomites helicopter rescue team. The firsthand knowledge and real-world experience gained from these rescue operations are highly valued by our course participants.

Services:

Organization and guiding by a certified IFMGA mountain guide

Additional Information:

Avalanche safety equipment is included in the course price; however, we recommend training with your own equipment
Ski touring equipment can be rented from our ski rental service
Additional costs may apply for lift facilities
We are also happy to arrange accommodation for your course stay