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The Silvretta Mountains at the border of Tyrol and Vorarlberg are perfect for Skitouring lovers. This course prepares experienced ski tourers to attempt more difficult ski tours independently. You learn how to plan tours with the background of modern avalanche awareness and mountain rescue techniques.

The following is a typical schedule with the guide fine tuning the plan according to the prevailing weather conditions and the experience of the group:

DAY 1: Arrive in Austria, welcome at Heidelberger Hütte. After dinner: preview of the activities for the week.

DAY 2: Training tour refreshing technique for walking uphill, downhill, traverse, switchback, learning about elements of the avalanche status report (LLB) and its interpretation, repeating the use of avalanche emergency equipment, navigation on tour (map). Reflections on the day.

DAY 3 - 5: Training ski tours encouraging independent decision-finding and implementation on tour including planning, estimation of the terrain, lane setting, navigation with map, outdoor watch with compass and altimeter, smartphone with "alpenvereinaktiv.com"-App. Stop or go and emergency avalanche on tour (current evaluation and exercises, group searching, simple and complex searching scenarios, multiple burying). Improving shovel technique, first aid, emergency call, bivouac sack, improving skiing technique, group dynamics in the mountain. Reflections on the day.

DAY 6: Final ski tour. Reflections on the day.

DAY 7: Farewell after breakfast

In the evenings there will be theoretical units on safety issues: weather, Stop or Go, emergency avalanche, navigation, alpenvereinaktiv.com-App.

Photocredit: Csaba Szepfalusi