Deep snow skiing basic course: Freeride Mecca Andermatt (Weekend)

Description

wonderful deep snow runs. With valuable tips from deep snow pros and targeted, practical training, your turns will get better and better and you will enjoy deep snow skiing more and more! Course location: Andermatt - Oberalp Pass - Gemsstock region Course program: 1st day: We meet at 08.30 am at Andermatt/UR station. Please purchase the 2-day ticket for the Ski Arena Andermatt+Sedrun+Disentis in advance online or at the ticket office the evening before. In the ski area of the Ski Arena Andermatt+Sedrun+Disentis we have many opportunities to improve your personal skiing technique with practical exercises and training focuses. We also work with video analysis, among other things. This allows you to see your skiing style from a different perspective and the professional mountain guide can show you good tips on the screen. Day 2: Deep snow runs in the Gemsstock area and/or in the Nätschen/Gütsch/ Schneehüenderstock region as well as at the Oberalp Pass/Dieni. With targeted exercises, we try to apply what we have learned from the previous day and perfect our turns in deep snow. The course ends these instructive two days at around 16.00 in Andermatt. Training topics:  Consciously feeling your own skiing technique  Identifying and defining possible mistakes  Improvement of skiing technique through targeted exercises on as many runs as possible  Visualization and individual analysis of your own skiing technique using video recordings and joint discussions Course objective:  More self-confidence and safety in deep snow  Improvement of your own skiing technique  More fun skiing in deep snow General information: Requirements: You are able to ski down a black piste in the ski area without any problems. You already have some experience in off-piste skiing and in different types of snow. You have a good basic level of fitness (skiing approx. 4 - 5 hours). Short ascents with skins are possible (approx. 300 meters ascent, max. 45 min.). Safety: For your safety, it is mandatory to use an ABS backpack (or equivalent) for this course. For the duration of the course, an ABS backpack including a digital 3-antenna avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe will be provided free of charge for your safety. Please let the office know if you need a set. Group size: 5 - 6 participants per mountain guide Top. Maps: LK 1:50,000 sheet 255 S Sustenpass, sheet 256 S Disentis Accommodation and food: Accommodation with half board is not included in the course fee. Lunch will be taken in a restaurant in the ski area and is not included in the course fee. Insurance: The participant undertakes to take out adequate insurance cover. Cancellation insurance is strongly recommended for these tours. If you do not have cancellation insurance, you will be charged for any costs incurred. If you do not have your own insurance, we can offer you annual insurance (Intertours travel insurance from AXA Winterthur). Please indicate this when you register. You will then receive the relevant form with the tour confirmation. The policy and premium invoice will be issued directly by AXA Winterthur. Services included in the course price: Training by Montanara ski and mountain guides. Not included: Overnight stay with half board, other drinks, lunch, a two-day ticket for the mountain railroads in the Skiarena Andermatt+Sedrun+Disentis region, travel and any cab expenses. Note: If you travel to Andermatt by car, please use the parking garages at the Radisson Blue at the entrance to Andermatt or at the Coop in the center. Overnight parking is not permitted in the parking lot at the Gemsstock cable car! Equipment list: Ski boots or ski touring boots Ski touring or freeride skis with walking bindings, adhesive skins, crampons Usual warm ski clothing (touring) Ski poles with large poles Weatherproof jacket and trousers ABS rucksack (provided for the course) Sun cream, lip protection Dig. 3-antenna avalanche transceiver (provided for the course) Good sunglasses / ski goggles Avalanche shovel (provided for the course) Ski helmet (recommended) Avalanche probe (provided for the course) Lunch, pocket knife Half-fare travelcard or GA travelcard (if available) drink Please come to the course with well-prepared and waxed skis. Skiing will be much easier and much more fun. For the duration of the course you will receive a FREE daypack from us, combined with the Avalanche Airbag System (ABS) and the corresponding safety material (digital 3-antenna avalanche transceiver (LVS), shovel and probe). Please let the office know if you need a set. Please order the equipment when you register or at least 3 days before the start of the course at the Montanara office. Phone: +41 41 878 12 59 / Mail: info@montanara.ch The mountain guide will bring the ordered material to the meeting point. Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.