Alpine skiing course Level II

This course is addressed to people with experience in alpine skiing who want to improve their technique both in ascension and descents, and improve their knowledge to practice is in a safely way, with a higher level and more autonomously.

Details

• Ratio: 1 teacher 6 students
• Duración: 2 - 4 day
• Época Ideal: December- May

Contenidos

• Emergency repairing material
• Improving descending technique, skier position and technique.
• Interpreting the terrain and choosing the safe itinerary in a snowy mountain.
• Nivology and advanced avalanches. Snow cover stability test, compaction test and extended column test.
• Descending strategies depending on the terrain and the snow cover stability.
• Arva protocol, use and rescue in case of avalanches with more than one victim.
• Mountain roping focused in alpine skiing: multiple roping, securing to avoid a concrete difficulty and glacial roping.
• Logistic and strategies to plan several day journeys.

 Necessary material

• Alpine skiing material: cross-country boots, cross-country skis, speedskin, razors and sticks
• Mountain boots
• Mountain helmet
• Classic ice-axe
• Crampons
• 35 L bag
• Security material: Arva, shovel and probe
• Harness
• Three HMS carabiners
• A 7 mm and 1,5 mtrs line
• A 50 mtrs double rope
• A 1,80 mtrs flat sewed band
• Impermeable jacket
• Impermeable trousers
• Warm clothes
• 2 pairs of gloves
• Bonnet
• Sun and blizzard glasses
• Food and water

*Optional: if you don’t have any of these materials, we can lend them to you to do the course.