Training in Avalanche Risk Management for Snowshoeing and Avalanche Transceiver Search and Rescue. Level 1

From 10 years
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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.

From 10 years

Princing

Adult: from 35 €.

Starting at 45€.

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Address
Trekycimes - Pauline Pretet Accompagnatrice en montagne, 165 chemin de sur la ville, Les Beules, 74340, Samoëns

Meet in front of the Samoëns tourist office.

Opening
From 01/12/2026 to 31/03/2027 daily.

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Address
Trekycimes - Pauline Pretet Accompagnatrice en montagne, 165 chemin de sur la ville, Les Beules, 74340, Samoëns

Meet in front of the Samoëns tourist office.

Opening
From 01/12/2026 to 31/03/2027 daily.