Switzerland - Europe
With our proven training based on the latest findings in avalanche prevention, you will be able to recognise the greatest dangers in the winter mountains and know how to behave in a guided group.
On the way, we'll look after you with tips and tricks from the pros for the perfect skiing technique off the groomed slopes. And with joint tour planning with the help of the White Risk avalanche prevention portal, followed by implementation in the terrain, the learning effect is great and the fun endless!
Your advantages at a glance:
- practice-oriented training for the later independent implementation of easy tours
- tried and tested learning content
- safety equipment is provided free of charge
- easy tours, ideal for beginners in terms of length and difficulty
- a quiet, unspoilt area, home of the Walser people
- Berghaus Sulzfluh with wellness in the wood-heated whirlpool
- in Graubünden we are at home!
Guide
Certified Mountain Guide IFMGA and Snow Sports Instructor with Federal Certificate of higher vocational Education und Training
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Price
| CHF 805.- | (per person / 5 Participants) |
| CHF 715.- | (per person / 6 Participants) |
| CHF 650.- | (per person / 7 Participants) |
Including mountain guide fee and mountain guide expenses.
Not included are the hotel costs of CHF 375.00/person (including overnight stay in a double room with shower/WC and half board with tour tea). Limited availability of single rooms, and only with early booking.
Registration for tours with hotel accommodation is compulsory up to 12 weeks before the start of the course. After that, the pre-reserved rooms must be released.
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Skitourentage St. Antönien
Requirements
PD
Enjoyment of the winter mountains and the desire to discover something new. Mastering the plough turn in any type of snow. Not suitable for beginners in skiing.
Program
Tour destinations: Girenspitz, Schafberg, Riedchopf, Rotspitz, Spitzenbüel
St. Antönien, or rather our hamlet Partnun, lies at 1769 m and offers us an absolutely snow-sure and varied touring area. All tours start right on our doorstep, so we don't need to make long journeys. The Berghaus Sulzfluh offers us guaranteed quiet rooms, a wood-heated hay-flower whirlpool in front of the house, which has been awarded a prize by Switzerland Tourism, and fine food to ensure that our physical well-being is not neglected after the tours.
Day 1: Meeting point at 8.45 a.m. in Landquart railway station. Joint journey by bus from the mountain sports school to St. Antönien Rüti. Organised luggage transport to Berghaus Sulzfluh, distribution of rental equipment, equipment check. Introduction to the handling of the safety equipment and the ski touring technique. With a first ascent we get used to the material, the technique and the snow. And we enjoy the descent to our accommodation in Partnun! Checking into our rooms and dinner. After dinner follows a theoretical introduction to tour planning and avalanche prevention.
600 metres altitude difference, ascent time approx. 3 hours.
Day 2 to 4: Depending on the snow, weather and avalanche conditions, we will climb the following peaks around St. Antönien and Partnun:
- Rotspitz, 2517 m, or Riedchopf, 2552 m
1000 m altitude difference, ascent time approx. 4 hours
- Girenspitz, 2369 m, or Schafberg, 2456 m
1000 m altitude difference, ascent time approx. 4 hours
- Hasenflüeli, 2412 m, or Eggberg, 2202 m
800 m altitude difference, ascent time approx. 3 hours
In addition, there are around 30 other rewarding tours and summit combinations to choose from!
In addition to the ski tours, we will cover the following training topics in theoretical and practical work: Handling of the digital avalanche transceiver and avalanche prevention, tracking on the ascent and descent, handling of map, compass, GPS and altimeter, tour preparation, introduction to working with the portal for avalanche prevention whiterisk.ch, deep snow skiing technique.