Safety Days avalanche course
Learning by doing with the avalanche experts for all snow sports enthusiasts
Safety Days: Risk management on ski and snowshoe tours is essential for assessing the dangers in the high mountains in winter. VIVALPIN has been organizing avalanche courses for freeriders, ski tourers, snowboarders and snowshoers for 20 years. You will be taught and trained by absolute experts such as Sepp Hümmer. Sepp is a state-certified army mountain guide and has been a volunteer for the avalanche commission and mountain rescue service for many years. After your Safety Days, you should be able to realistically assess the risks in the high mountains in winter and behave accordingly. A small side effect: perhaps the insights into snow and avalanche awareness will also help you to find the best snow and the best descents! We are offering 2x dates again this year.
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Program and schedule
- Services included: Mountain guide with the appropriate qualifications
- Ortovox emergency equipment consisting of an avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe
- Course documents
Additional costs:
- Lift ticket
- Snacks
- possible parking fee
Course content: Snowpack structure, different crystal forms + transformation processes in the snowpack, influence of wind and weather on the snowpack, interpretation of the avalanche situation report for tour planning, individual slope tests using weak layer diagnosis, comparison with other analytical snow tests, probabilistic methods for tour planning, intensive training in single and multiple burial with shovel technique and first aid
Note on program changes:
All courses and guided tours are conscientiously organized and carried out in accordance with the safety standards of the Vivalpin Mountain and Ski School with qualified specialists (e.g. mountain and ski guides, mountain hiking guides, etc.). The provisional tour program may be adjusted for safety-related reasons, such as bad weather, dangerous conditions, unforeseen natural events or inadequate conditions of the participants. The final program will be decided by the guide on site.
You don't need any ski touring experience or fitness for a 2-hour or 600-meter ascent. The Safety Days are also suitable for snowshoe hikers or snowboarders.
"Even if there is no such thing as 100% safety in mountain and ski sports, you can actively influence many factors and thus minimize your risk. During the Safety Days, you will benefit from the wealth of experience of your instructors and will be able to ski competently and with an acceptable level of risk in the magnificent mountain world."
Lenz Böhm
State-certified police mountain guide
Member of the VIVALPIN Competence Team
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