Avalanche Course Grindelwald

Basic
1 day
People practice avalanche rescue.
Person with special pole in deep snow
Transceiver training: Practice multiple burials
Practical course for deep snow beginners
Compact: Learn the basics in one day

Season:

December March

Departure Times

08:45

Key info

Confident skiing in powder

Overview

Recommended for: Anyone who trades comfort for the view.

Practice makes perfect: Learn or refresh how to rescue someone quickly and safely with transceiver, shovel, and probe.

In an emergency, every second counts. In this course, we teach you the basics to efficiently use a transceiver, shovel, and probe. Train realistically in the computer-controlled facility and apply your knowledge directly in the field. Practical, intensive, and essential for anyone venturing off-piste in winter.

Course details

Academy

Learning objectives

  • Understand and apply the basics of companion rescue with transceiver, probe, and shovel
  • Identify differences and functions of various transceiver devices
  • Confidently implement search tactics for single and multiple burials
  • Recognize snowpack structure and typical avalanche problems
  • Apply the basics of avalanche prevention in practice

Assessment methods

Progress is continuously assessed

Progress is assessed through practical exercises during the training. The mountain guide observes the handling of equipment, search behavior, and implementation of rescue techniques. The goal is a safe and routine procedure in simulated scenarios.

Certification

Certificate: Avalanche Course Grindelwald

Upon completion of the day course, participants receive a certificate. This confirms successful participation in the avalanche course in Grindelwald, but it is only intended as a keepsake and is not an official document.

Issued by:
Outdoor Switzerland AG

Itinerary

Meeting points
Theory and Transceiver Training at the Avalanche Training Center

In the morning, we head to the Avalanche Training Center (ATC). Here you get an overview of transceiver devices, their differences, and how to operate them. What makes a good search strategy? What mistakes are often made? We train with the computer-controlled facility on various scenarios, practice the quick use of probe and shovel, and compare the efficiency of different search methods.
Field Training and Avalanche Knowledge

After lunch, we put what we learned into practice outside. While skiing in the field, we analyze the current avalanche bulletin and apply different search strategies under real conditions. How do you read the snowpack? Where is the danger? This part of the course is practice-oriented: you train with the transceiver, probe, and shovel in the field and see how theory and practice connect.

Whats included

Guiding from a licenced mountain guide/ aspirant guide
Expenses of the mountain guide
Use of the ATC set up at the ski area

Not included

Costs for cable cars and travel expenses of the guest
Snacks
Technical equipment
Costs for a taxi if needed (guests pay for the guide's share)

Pack list

Weather info

General weather info

Weather can influence any tour, and a clear decision is often only possible on the day itself. We review conditions carefully and remain within our safety limits, and bad weather alone does not mean we have to stop.

Make sure we can reach you with current contact information in case your booking changes. Silence from us means your tour is still planned or the final call is not yet made. If we need to cancel, you can rebook, choose another activity, or get a full refund.

For detailed advice on how to prepare for (and enjoy!) bad weather days in Interlaken, check out our weather blog 

Meeting points

Meeting point

OUTDOOR - Shop and Café Grindelwald

Dorfstrasse 103, 3818 Grindelwald
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