Winter information
Ski touring
The basic courses of the alpine schools provide ski tour beginners with knowledge about the appropriate equipment and clothing, handling of the equipment, search exercises with buried search devices, snow and avalanche knowledge, tour planning and preparation, etc.
Requirement: Safe archery off-piste, fitness for walking times of two to four hours.
Advanced skiers spend unforgettable time in the company of a mountain guide in powder snow slopes - because well-chosen bases save the time budget and guarantee the best possible time on tour in the mountains.
Requirement: Safe archery in deep snow, fitness for walking times of three to five hours, some mountain experience is an advantage for advanced skiers.
Snowshoeing
Get to know the beauty of the wintry Alps even as a non-skier. The comfortable snowshoes prevent deep sinking and enable you to move forward quickly. The walking technique can be learned quickly.
Enjoy the fascination of deeply snow-covered nature away from the crowds and correctly assess the alpine dangers, accompanied by a mountain guide from the alpine schools - leisurely and contemplative!
avalanche seminars
For ski tourers and deep snow skiers who like it safer and want to learn new things, the avalanche seminars, which are usually held over one or two days.
Modern snow and avalanche knowledge for risk assessment, reading snow profiles, sliding wedge tests, first aid, search methods, use of probes, digital buried victim search devices, advantages and disadvantages of the airbag system, avalance ball etc. are explained and demonstrated.
Requirement: Interest in more security for your own life and that of others.
Ski touring trips
The ski touring trips, organized by the alpine schools, not only take you to all regions of the Alps, but also everywhere where there are fantastic powder snow slopes. Alaska, Norway and Abruzzo are just as much on the routes as Monte Rosa or California.
ice climbing
Frozen watercourses that adorn gorges and falls, from pleasantly sloping to free-standing ice candles, have always had a special fascination for climbers. The most beautiful waterfalls in the Alps are available as a practice area.
Training program of the alpine schools: equipment, recognition of the ice structure, alpine dangers, stand construction and safety technology, ice climbing technology, ascent and lead.
Requirement: Experience in crampons
glacier tours
The highlight of every ski tour program are the glacier ski tours, which guarantee skiing enjoyment far into spring far away from mass tourism. On the glaciers, the accompaniment of certified mountain guides is almost essential for everyone without high mountain experience. Crevasses can open anywhere. The mountain guide knows the situation - follow his trail.
Requirement: Condition for 3 - 6 hours of walking, mastery of deep snow technique, some alpine mountain experience.
