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Ski
Tour Summit Weekends 2013
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Course
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This
is an exciting weekend of ski touring where
you can minimise time off work and summit
an Alpine mountain. You have two full days
ski touring and spend a night in a mountain
hut, surrounded by stunning Alpine scenery.
The
itinerary is flexible to take account of the
previous skills and experience. |
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If
you have already had some experience of ski
touring, but don't want a full week of touring,
this is an ideal weekend adventure. This course
is also ideal to be used as acclimatisation
or preparation for one of the famous week
long ski tours such as the Haute Route (Chamonix
to Zermatt). |
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In
terms of ski ability you should have some
previous ski touring experience, being able
to cope with either icy slopes or deep powder.
Any mountaineering skills or knowledge of
ropes are an advantage, but not essential
as all necessary techniques are taught during
the weekend. |
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Skiing
ability should be fairly good as although
there is only a little steep skiing, the
slopes can be icy or rutted in places, with
breakable crusts. There is also often more
than a little powder on the descents! You
will encounter most types of snow conditions.
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Dates:
these
are listed in the column on the right, and
they show the live availability from our secure
online booking system. When you book online,
you receive immediate confirmation, your Alpine
Information Booklet, course specific kit list
and invoice. |
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Brief
Course Itinerary |
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At
08:30 you meet at the Icicle office to meet your
Guide and have an introductory safety briefing.
After the Guide has checked your kit you are driven
the short distance to start your ski tour. The ski
tour up to the mountain hut usually takes between
three and five hours through the forests and Alpages.
The destination mountain hut is either the Conscrits
Hut (France) or Velan Hut (Switzerland) or Bonatti
Hut (Italy), or another suitable location depending
on snow conditions. You have a three course dinner
cooked for you in the hut. On the approach to the
hut you practise your ski touring techniques and
use of the avalanche safety / crevasse rescue kit.
Guiding ratio 1:6 (max). Night in hut. |
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An
early start from the mountain hut to summit the
Alpine mountain. This is the ascent to summit the
Domes du Miages (France) or Mont Velan (Switzerland)
or Tete Entre Deux Sauts (Italy). After some fantastic
summit photos, there is the welcome reward of the
long ski descent back down to the valley. By late
afternoon you are free to depart for home (flights
should be after 20:00). |
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technical elements covered during the course usually include
the following: |
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Avalanche
tranceiver searches |
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Use of skins and harscheisen |
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Crevasse rescue and hoists |
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Basic glacier travel ropework |
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Tranceiver
detection fields |
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Travel techniques on touring
skis |
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Trip
planning and preparation |
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Kick
turns and use of tour bindings |
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Equipment
choice and selection |
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Off
piste skiing techniques
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NOTES: Where possible we follow itineraries. Mountain
adventures are weather and conditions dependant,
so occasionaly we are forced to alter the plans.
If this is the case, suitable alternatives are offered.
Please use this outline itinerary as a guide to
the types of route / activity that you will attempt. |
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Course
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| Course
Prices |
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Standard
course
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2
full days IFMGA guiding, 1:6 max ratio
2 days holiday in total, Saturday-Sunday |
£399 |
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Live
availability
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Click
on the planner logo to the right to
see the real time live course availability
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Secure
online booking system |
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Course Inclusions: 1) IFMGA Mountain Guide
for two days, 2) Chamonix course hosts for in-resort logistics
& assistance, 3) Pre course information booklet, 4)
Equipment discount voucher for UK shops, 5) Safety equipment
as detailed in the notes below, 6) Free 36 page technical
Course Instruction Booklet, 7) Road / rail transport to
and from the start point from Chamonix, 8) Safety briefing
before guiding, 9) One night half board accommodation
in mountain hut for you & Guide. |
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| Exclusions:
1) Travel to and from Chamonix, 2) Cable Cars (not usually
required), 3) Ski / boot hire, 4) Personal laundry, telephone
calls, lunches, evening meals, & any purchases in
mountain huts / hotels / restaurants, 5) Any accommodation
in Chamonix (should not be needed), 6) Activities insurance,
& excess baggage charges. |
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The
loan of all technical climbing equipment for each client
is included* in the course price as required: ice axe,
12 point crampons, helmet, harness, ropes, ice screws,
avalanche tranceiver, avalanche probe and shovel. |
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| Upgrade
options |
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Avalanche
Skills Day
£49
(throughout the season) |
To
learn avalanche prediction, reutschblocks and use
of avalanche tranceivers. Course is available on
any day during the week (includes ARVA),
details. |
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