Ski Performance for Mountaineers (16th -20th December 2024)

Off piste course

16 December, 2024 - 20 December, 2024
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This course has been running since 2007 with increasing popularity every season. It aims to bring together like-minded people to develop their off-piste skiing performance. Originally it was intended for mountaineers who already have a good understanding of the mountains and the hazards they can present, and would like to get their skiing dialled. More recently we have found this course has appealed to everyone from guides to mountaineers to ski tourers to non mountaineers. Anyone that wants to be part of this like-minded group to develop their off-piste skiing is welcome. There will be no avalanche awareness training or skinning uphill during this course. It is solely about developing ski performance in the off-piste. 

You will be given simple yet effective tools to ski whatever the prevailing off-piste conditions are, whether it be firm snow, bumps, powder, chopped up powder or icy snow conditions. You will come away with tactics to help you to ski smoothly through the trees and tight spaces, and feel more confident on steeper terrain. Skiing crust will be addressed in the hope that you became effective in it and it might even become fun! Should conditions allow, we hope to develop skills to float effortlessly through the powder.

To develop all these skills we will need to spend time on the piste to acquire the techniques but we will quickly put it into practice in the off-piste.

The course is broken down into 4 half day sessions, with a day off in the middle for rest or consolidation. Your session will either run from 0900 till 1200 or 1300 till 1600, depending on which group you are in. This will leave the other half of the day free to practice and digest the information you have been given so that you are ready to move on in the next session.

The instructor's enthusiasm and patience will ensure you get the most from this course. You will go away with plenty of new ideas to play around with on skis, to continue to develop your performance throughout the season and beyond.


Off-piste Ski Ability
Level 1
Location
Chamonix
Activity
Ski instruction
Cost
£295.00
Duration
4 x half days (18th is a rest day)
Instructor(s)
Remaining places
1
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