Montreux Riviera
Swiss Ski School
Safety - Fun - Performance
Traveling Freeride Course
NEW in 2017
20-24 february 2016
Traveling Freeride Course - Half-term
This is a traveling course that goes to some of the nicest accessible freeride spots in the Alps.
The course is built around safety and danger awareness and is aiming at teaching children to go off piste cleaverly. There is no such thing as zero risk, but we can sure teach how to avoid dumb accidents.
Example of a weekly schedule:
Monday : Jaman
Tuesday: Rougemont
Wednesday: Portes du Soleil
Thursday: Les Diablerets
Friday: Verbier
Course objectives:
Safety:
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Information on snow, avalanche risks, weather awareness
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Avalanche rescue research basic training
Fun:
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Natural obstacles jumps
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Creative off piste lines
Performance:
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Parallel off piste turns on all types of snow
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Powder turns
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Natural moguls training
Necessary equipment:
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Backpack
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Avalanche beeper
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Shovel
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Probe
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Helmet
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Back/Spin protection (optional)
The Montreux Riviera Swiss Ski School may cancel lessons up to 24h in advance in case of weather hasards or lack of participants. Each class will run with a minimum of 4 participants (Traveling camps excepted). All participants will be notified personally.
