Avalanche Course SMT2 (in a Group)
Advanced avalanche knowledge, two days of tour planning and decision making
Endurance
2Hiking time 4–5 hours. Up to approx. 900 m. Normal day tour for fit beginners or intermediates.
Technique
2You already have some off-piste experience and are surefooted on the ascent. You know kick turns and skinning techniques. Gentle terrain (30°) is fine for you.
Duration
2 days
Date
December - April
Participants
4 - 6 participants
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Swiss Mountain Training 2 (SMT 2) provides in-depth knowledge of how to deal with avalanche risks. In this two-day course, you will learn how to plan tours safely, assess dangers and carry out rescues. Under the guidance of certified ZERMATTERS mountain guides, you will acquire the official certificate in accordance with the quality and safety standards of the Swiss Mountain Guide Association.
Description
The SMT 2 avalanche course builds directly on the basic training and deepens your knowledge of safety and risk management in alpine terrain. Over two days, each lasting around six hours, you will learn how to assess and manage avalanche risks under the guidance of a ZERMATTERS mountain guide.
On the first day, you will repeat the most important content from SMT 1, practise using an avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe, interpret the avalanche bulletin and plan your own tour. On the second day, you will apply your knowledge: You will deepen your knowledge of the 3×3 method, work with the graphic reduction method, learn to assess risks and carry out realistic rescue scenarios.
The course concludes with the Swiss Mountain Training Winter 2 certificate, recognized by the Swiss Mountain Guide Association (SBV). Prerequisites are the completion of Module 1 or equivalent experience and safe skiing on red slopes.
Program
Additional costs
- Ski pass: from CHF 79.00 per day
- Lunch in Zermatt
- Overnight stay in Zermatt
- Rental equipment: avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe, airbag at a special price of CHF 40.00 per person (pick up the day before from 17:00 in the office, return by 17:00 at the latest after the tour)
- Certificate: Swiss Mountain Training Winter 2 CHF 25.00
- Endurance
2Hiking time 4–5 hours. Up to approx. 900 m. Normal day tour for fit beginners or intermediates. - Technique
2You already have some off-piste experience and are surefooted on the ascent. You know kick turns and skinning techniques. Gentle terrain (30°) is fine for you. - Duration
2 days - Date
December - April - Participants
4 - 6 participants
Swiss Mountain Training 2 (SMT 2) provides in-depth knowledge of how to deal with avalanche risks. In this two-day course, you will learn how to plan tours safely, assess dangers and carry out rescues. Under the guidance of certified ZERMATTERS mountain guides, you will acquire the official certificate in accordance with the quality and safety standards of the Swiss Mountain Guide Association.
Number of participants
1 - 6 persons per mountain guide
Prices are for 1 to 2 persons. From the third person, a surcharge of CHF 40 per additional person will be charged.
Description
The SMT 2 avalanche course builds directly on the basic training and deepens your knowledge of safety and risk management in alpine terrain. Over two days, each lasting around six hours, you will learn how to assess and manage avalanche risks under the guidance of a ZERMATTERS mountain guide.
On the first day, you will repeat the most important content from SMT 1, practise using an avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe, interpret the avalanche bulletin and plan your own tour. On the second day, you will apply your knowledge: You will deepen your knowledge of the 3×3 method, work with the graphic reduction method, learn to assess risks and carry out realistic rescue scenarios.
The course concludes with the Swiss Mountain Training Winter 2 certificate, recognized by the Swiss Mountain Guide Association (SBV). Prerequisites are the completion of Module 1 or equivalent experience and safe skiing on red slopes.
Program
Additional costs
- Ski pass: from CHF 79.00 per day
- Lunch in Zermatt
- Overnight stay in Zermatt
- Rental equipment: avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe, airbag at a special price of CHF 40.00 per person (pick up the day before from 17:00 in the office, return by 17:00 at the latest after the tour)
- Certificate: Swiss Mountain Training Winter 2 CHF 25.00
