Ski Touring
Ski touring relies on the ability to climb on skis and sometimes on foot (with crampons) to reach your destination. With the right equipment and skills, no peak, hidden valley or remote mountain pass is out of reach!
Ski Touring Introduction Course
with a 4000m summit!
Our five day course will provide a thorough grounding in the skills needed for ski touring in a high mountain environment. It is ideal preparation for multi-day ski tours such as the Haute Route and the Bernese Oberland Tour.
You will learn how to fix and use skins and couteaux (crampons for skis), how to travel uphill and how to perform kick turns for steeper terrain. We will stay one night in a mountain hut – no ski touring experience is complete without a pre-dawn start high in the mountains, watching the sunrise.
The agenda will also cover the complimentary mountain craft skills you will need when touring, such as avalanche awareness and crevasse rescue.
You do not need any previous ski touring experience to join this programme but you should be a competent off-piste skier. You should also have a good level of fitness and be prepared to undertake climbs of 2-4 hours on skis.
Course Details
Duration: 5 Days (Monday to Friday with Sunday evening group meeting)
2012 Dates:
March 5 – 9
March 12 – 17
March 19 - 24
April 2 – 6 – 5 places left
Group Size: 4-6
Ratio: 1:6
Included: 5 days ski touring with IFMGA guide, 1 hut nights with diner & breakfast, transport, group equipment, avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe and office support.
Not included: Travel to Chamonix, accommodation, uplifts (approximately 150€), your personal equipment and mountain rescue insurance.
Equipment: See Equipment List or contact our office.
Price: 695€ per person
For whom: Skiers who can already ski off-piste skiing and have a good level of fitness. No touring experience necessary. This course is a perfect preparation for the Haute Route or the Bernese Oberland Tour.
Mont Blanc extension
You can add the 3 day ski Mont Blanc programme as an extension to the Ski Touring course. Having spent 6 days in the mountains already, you will be acclimatised and well in tune with the mountain environment. We offer a 5% discount if booked at the same time.
