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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
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
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
-Half board (double rooms or mountain hut, only for multi days courses)
Not Included :
-transport
-lfits
-your personal insurances
When & Where ?
10th of December 2022, Orelle / 3 Vallées, Training basic
17th/18th of December, Val-Cenis, Tour Training Basic
7th of January, Saint François Longchamps, Training Basic
8th of January, Saint François Longchamps, Training Basic
19th/22d of January, Val Cenis, Tour Training Advanced 3 days
28th/29th of January, Val Cenis, Tour Training Advanced 2 days
25th/26th of March, Val-Cenis, Tour Training Basic