Practical Snow Science and Safety in Snowy Terrain (1/2 day)
Learn the basics of avalanche risk management while snowshoeing: read and interpret a topographic map, a mapping app, and a BERA; recognize different types of snow and characteristic avalanche conditions; identify terrain hazards; understand decision-making processes; and follow the leader’s instructions.
Avalanche Rescue. (1/2 day)
Be able to independently manage a search and rescue situation for an avalanche victim: avalanche transceiver (AV) usage test, procedures to follow in the event of an accident, raising the alarm, and conducting an AV search using a probe and shovel.
Adult: from 35 €.
Starting at 45€.
Pets allowed
Pets not allowed
Meet in front of the Samoëns tourist office.
Meet in front of the Samoëns tourist office.