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Free avalanche workshops | SNOWHOW

Dates for avalanche awareness practice day

by Antonia Paulus 11/21/2022
Once again this year, SNOWHOW is offering free avalanche workshops for beginners and slightly advanced avalanche experts at the start of the freeride season. The one-day practical workshops are kept small with a maximum of 7 participants per mountain guide and the theory is applied and practiced directly in the terrain. The kick-off event will take place on December 2nd at 19:00h in the Carat Congress Center in Gurgl, Ötztal, in the form of a theory lecture.

The mountain and ski guides impart their know-how to the small groups with the aim of minimizing the risk on the mountain. In addition to the basics of freeride and tour planning and strategic decision-making in the backcountry, digital tools such as the SNOWHOW freeride app are also introduced.

The most important contents of the practical day:

  • Terrain science and slope gradients

  • Avalanche situation report and interpretation of avalanche warning levels

  • Use of digital tools in avalanche science

  • Standard measures and behavior in the backcountry

  • Emergency management

The following dates for SNOWHOW's free avalanche workshops have been set:

  • Friday, December 2 - Saturday, December 3, 2022 Gurgl in Ötztal Start of the season with theory lecture Friday 19h

  • Saturday, December 17, 2022 Hochfügen in Zillertal

  • Sunday, January 15, 2023 Axamer Lizum

  • Saturday, February 26, 2023 Hochfügen in Zillertal

The avalanche courses are free of charge. February 2023 Hochfügen in Zilllertal

The avalanche courses are free of charge, but registration and a ski ticket for the selected area are required for participation.

Here is the link for registration and further information

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