My course took place at the Kitzsteinhorn. An area that promises on the map to make every freerider's dreams come true: Lots of unprepared terrain near the lifts, even more after short ascents and even long, hidden valley runs completely away from the ski area, gloriously surrounded by steep rock faces. At that moment, you actually wish the course wasn't called "risk'n'fun" but "Hurrah, we know no tomorrow". You start your freeride training with huge expectations.
Factor Group
After a briefing on how to use maps and visualise different types of terrain in theory and practice, tours are planned in small groups using the map. Additional information is of course the impressions of the ski terrain and the surrounding area that you have already gained from the previous day. Other relevant influencing factors such as the weather (in our case a north-easterly wind with peaks of 60 km/h), visibility (good, except for the practice day), avalanche risk (drifting snow, sliding snow, all in the medium range) and the team you are travelling with are also included in the planning. A group of around 10 people already offers an impressive range of skiing, mountaineering, fitness and planning skills, wishes and preferences. This range must be taken into account, but is also expressed in the many results of the tour planning: different destinations, combinations and planning information, which are then discussed and from which a Plan A and alternative plans for the tour days are created.