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Snow and Avalanches

Winter ActivitiesSnow and avalanches

Safety in avalanche terrain

NeuAllaus2Wind slabs, soft slabs, full depth avalanches ... these are just some of the several types of avalanches one might trigger when practicing any activity in the natural milieu in winter. Being able to identify them, to understand how and why snow piles up on the best slopes and couloirs of our mountains, is a must. This is what makes this course a basic tool for the safe practice of any kind of activity related to snow and winter in the natural milieu.

A basic instrument to help you choose the safest path and learn the basic techniques of companion rescue in avalanches, so as to be prepared to act in an autonomous and effective way.

We will design the course schedule according to your needs, in two full days or in three non consecutive morning, over a weekend or during week days. A.C.N.A certified.

When: the whole winter
Where: The Pyrenees. Vall de Boí. Ribagorça.
Activity: snow and avalanches

 

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DETAILS

OBJECTIVES

  • identifying and avoiding avalanche terrain.
  • trip planning.
  • risk management.
  • companion rescue.
  • understanding the relation between snow layering and avalanche danger.

CONTENTS

  • safe travelling.
  • evaluation and identification of avalanche terrain.
  • avalanche terminology.
  • avalanche mechanics.
  • mountain weather.
  • the human factor in avalanche accidents.
  • structure and analysis of the snowpack.
  • stability test.
  • rescue practice.

DURATION

2 or 3 days. 6h T / 12h P.
Each first week of the month, the whole winter.
1 instructor per a maximum of 6 students.

WHERE

The Pyrenees.
Vall de Boí.
Ribagorça.

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REQUIRED GEAR

  • Alpine ski or backcountry ski gear
  • small backpack
  • snack
  • water

If you do not ski, we provide you with snowshoes.

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PRICES

2 students / 200 € X pers.
3 students / 135 € X pers.
4 students / 100 € X pers.
5 students / 80 € X pers.
6 students / 70 € X pers.

Included: instructor/certified guide person, day insurance, liability insurance, safety gear (probe, shovel and beacon) and course materials.
Not included: ski gear rental, ski passes (when applicable).

Avalanche rescue

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Avalanche course on rescue and self-rescue, aimed at anyone going for outings in the mountain winter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When: the whole winter
Where: The Pyrenees. Vall de Boí. Ribagorça.
Activity: snow and avalanches

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DETAILS

OBJECTIVES

  • basic training in the use of transceivers, probing and shovelling for rescue.
  • first aid.

CONTENTS

  • transceiver search techniques, both in single victim and multiple victim incidents.
  • techniques for probing, shovelling and digging out victims.
  • first aid basics.
  • organization in the scene in collaboration with rescue teams.

DURATION

2 days / 10 hours (4 classroom hrs and 6 in the field).
The first week of each month, the whole winter round.
1 instructor per a maximum of 6 students.

WHERE

The Pyrenees.
Vall de Boí.
Ribagorça.

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REQUIRED GEAR

  • Snowshoes, alpine ski or backcountry ski gear
  • small backpack
  • snack
  • water

If you do not ski, we provide you with snowshoes (6 euro rental).

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PRICES

2 students / 120 € X pers.
3 students /   80 € X pers.
4 students /   60 € X pers.
5 students /   50 € X pers.
6 students /   40 € X pers.

Included: certified instructor/guide, day insurance, liability insurance, safety gear (probe, shovel and transceiver) and course materials.
Not included: ski equipment, ski passes (when applicable).

Winter Activities Snow and Avalanches

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