FreerideCamp for Women - Technical training to improve your deep snow skills

The deep snow experience especially for women who already made their first turns and want to improve their off-piste skills.

The Gastein mountains offer the ideal prerequisites for developing your own skiing technique in small groups with certified ski or mountain guides and enjoying the descents on untracked slopes. In addition, in the Freeride Camp the basics of avalanche and snow knowledge, handling avalanche transceivers, recognizing and assessing danger spots, sensible tour planning and much more is taught.

Contents

• Correct interpretation of the avalanche situation report
• Evaluation methods of avalanche hazard and decision strategies
• Emergency equipment check, emergency management
• Handling of avalanche transceivers and emergency equipment                  
• Tour planning and map carthography
• Techniqual training in theory and practice 

• paralles skiing on the slopes - the camp does not replace a ski course! 
• basic skiing technique in the terrain
• Basic condition for short ascents on foot (skis on your backpack), max. 30 minutes

• off-road ski equipment incl. helmet, backpack, etc.
• Safety equipment (avalanche transceiver, shovel, sensor) available to rent for an additional charge

PLUS: set Participants have the possibily to test clothing from Norrøna during the camp for free! 

PROCEDURE

Thursday, March 4th

Time: 8 pm - 9 pm
Location: Waggerlsaal, Tourist Office Bad Gastein

• Welcome & Get to know each other
• Program presentation
• Equipment check

Friday, March 5th

Time: all day
Location: in the terrain / Waggerlsaal, Tourist Office Bad Gastein

• Theory & practice in the field
• Afterwards: theoretical lecture in the Waggerlsaal

Saturday, March 6th

Time: all day
Location: in the terrain

• Theory & practice in the field

Sunday, March 7th

Time: 8 am - approx. 3 pm
Location: in the terrain

• Morning: Final tour
• Lunch together
• End approx. 3 pm

Price:  
€ 370,- per person
Incl. 3 hour admission to the Felsentherme Gastein, Welcome package
Excl. ski tickets, bus- / taxi transfer / overnight stay / food

Registration & information:

Alpine Guides:
[email protected] or +43 664 330 51 73

or

Tourist Office Bad Gastein:
[email protected] or +43 6432 3393 560

Limited number of participants!