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Ortovox Safety Academy

Get the knowledge !

Ski mountaineering or freeriding requires a specific set of skills. The conditions of the terrain and of the snowpack can change from one day to the other, and a safe place can become a deadly trap in a matter of hours, and the statistics are showing that a proper training is increasing the chances of survival.

Together with our partner Ortovox, we're proposing different levels of training for off-piste skiing and touring. On top of learning how to avoid hazards, you will become more knowledgeable and efficient if an accident happens. You will learn how to use your safety kit, how to organize a rescue operation and how to provide first help.

...and we'll keep in mind that a good day out skiing always starts with a good planning !

Trip Essentials

Activity:
Training
When:
From December to March
Where:
Maurienne
Level:
All levels

Training Basic

Duration : 1 day

Content :
General knowledge aboiut snow and avalanches
Basic planning 
The avalanche forecast
What to do in case of an avalanche?
Knowing you gear
Beeper search, simple situations

Tour & Training Basic

Ski touring or freeride

Duration : 2 days
 

Content
Planning for a ski touring outing
Weather sites, apps, communities : how to fetch informations ?
Maps and orientation
Knowing the avalanche mechanism
Beeper search
Organising a rescue

Tour & Training Advanced

Duration : 3 days

Content
Planning for a group
3X3 method
Maps and orientation 
Snow & avalanche knowledge
Finding the good and safe snow
Group dynamics
Decision making
Organizing a complex rescue

Budget

Included :
-Guiding & teaching for the duration of the course
-Rescue gear and teaching material from Ortovox
 

Not Included :
-transport
-Lodging
-lfits
-your personal insurances

Price
150€
Training Basic (1 day)
310€
Tour Training Basic (2 days)
460€
Tour training Advanced (2.5 days)

When & Where ?


TRAINING BASIC, one day:
07-08/12/2024, Orelle / 3 Valleys 
16-20/12/2024, Val-Cenis 
 22-23 / 02/2025, Val-Cenis 

TOUR & TRAINING BASIC, two days:
16-17/12/2024, Val Cenis
22-23/02/2025, Val Cenis

TOUR & TRAINING ADVANCED, two and a half days:
18-20/12/2024, Val Cenis
24-26/01/2025, Val Cenis

Informations & Bookings

0033785622153
info@upguides.com