Pre-season camp

PRE-SEASON CAMP

Our program is well tested and proven and will cover all you need to be well prepared for upcoming winter & spring ski season. You will not be bored inside a theory room; the days are filled with practical exercises in the field up on the mountain!

General

The conditions during early season can vary. Therefor also our program during the camp. The participant can look forward to a safe and high-quality program regardless of weather and snow conditions.

We want to create an optimal learning climate where everyone can contribute their experiences. The team of mountain guides are very motivated to pass on their own experiences to you in a good way. The participants’ experiences and knowledge from the mountains also give us all additional opportunities to develop even more. The passion for nature and skiing connects us all and we want to focus on the community of snow sports during these three days. Overall themes for all days during the camp:

• General mountain Awareness
• Safety routines from the mountain guide
• Exchange of experiences with the participants
• Talking and discussing about decision-making in the mountains
• Skiing and mountain philosophy

Freeride with pro-skier Piers Solomon

Let yourself be inspired by pro-skier Piers Solomon playful and elegant freeride technique. He will be happy to show you in a pragmatic way how you can progress and work with your freeride technique. Broaden your horizons and have fun while skiing with more flow and new (simple) freestyle elements.

Duration: ½ day

• Safe and controlled freeride skiing
• Techniques and speed-check in different types of snow
• Flow & style, playful skiing (drops, jumps, slash turns, buttering etc.)

High Alpine skiing techniques:

During an application ski-tour in high alpine terrain we will sharpen and develop the participant ski techniques in both ascent and descent. Sometimes only a few small tips achieve great results!

Duration: ½ day // Direction: Mountain guide IFMGA

• Safety skills and tactics in steep/difficult terrain (side-slipping, putting on skis in steep terrain)
• Advanced techniques & development (kick-turns, efficient transitions, handling skins & hardware, boot packing)

Ski-mountaineering & Adventure skiing:

In a real freeride area like the Titlis, you need the right skills to shift the step from the 0815 runs to the adventure area. Often you have to “scramble” or abseil into a gully/couloir. This is not only to get to the good snow, but it is an experience in itself!

Duration: 1 day // Direction: Mountain guide IVBV

• Training block “Rope & More” based on different situations
• Equipment
• Knots
• Normal abseiling & improvised
• Anchorages in rock, ice and snow
• Steep skiing skills 40° plus
• Assessment & tactics of special cases – couloirs steep faces
• Safe skiing in steep terrain (jump turns, side slipping, sweeping, etc.
• Application tour with e.g. abseiling into a couloir