Ski touring and avalanche courses
Learning by doing with the ski touring experts
Ski touring and avalanche courses with state-certified mountain guides! If you want to refresh your knowledge or undertake your first ski tours and freeride descents under professional guidance, then the ski touring and avalanche training courses for different levels are just right for you. Your mountain guide will show you the most important tips and tricks for ascent and descent techniques as well as risk management and assessing the avalanche situation. The course areas we have chosen offer the best conditions for this, so that you can learn, practise and train intensively and with lots of fun.
To avoid overloading your practical training with content, you can explore the topics of snow and avalanche awareness and risk management from the comfort of your own home. A certified avalanche expert will take you by the hand in one of our popular online training courses and prepare you optimally for your off-piste adventures.
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Here you will find our most beautiful ski tours!
- Ski tours in the Schmirn Valley
- Ski touring days on the Julier Pass
- Ötztal Haute Route
- Ski technique training for ski touring and freeriding
Are you missing equipment?
You can hire many items of equipment from us, for everything else you will receive a discount of 10% at bergfreunde.de
Here you can find our Vivalpin ski school offers
Here you will find important information on pricing and cancellation policies
Program and schedule
- State-certified mountain guide with the relevant qualification
- Ortovox emergency equipment consisting of an avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe
- Course documents
- 10% discount code for your purchases at bergfreunde.de
For weekend courses additionally
- Overnight stay at the respective base
- Rich breakfast + multi-course dinner menu
Additional costs
- Lift costs
- Snacks
- Arrival
- Training and practicing the various Ascent techniquesWalking with skins, track setting, kick and kick turns, ascent on foot and ski transport, optimization of economy, practical tips and tour recommendations
- Training the Downhill technique and tactics for different types of snow from icy to powder and crushed snow
- Introduction to the Risk management with snowpack assessment and various strength tests, snowcard and reduction method, training with the avalanche transceiver
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.
Level 1: You should be able to ski medium-difficulty slopes (marked in red) safely and without falling and master the basics of skiing technique. Experience in deep snow is not necessary
Level 2: You already have experience on ski tours or in deep snow and have mastered the basics.
"The courses take place in snow-sure areas with excellent course terrain. Register in good time, as many courses are booked out quickly. If you have any questions, I will be happy to advise you by phone or via Email"
Julia Pöschl
Head of department ski school
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