Avalanche Course SMT2
Avalanche Course SMT 2 – Advanced Avalanche Risk Management
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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
1 - 6 persons
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The Swiss Mountain Training 2 (SMT 2) course provides advanced knowledge in managing avalanche risks. In this two-day course, you will learn how to plan tours safely, assess hazards, and carry out rescue operations. Led by certified ZERMATTERS mountain guides, you will earn the official certificate in accordance with the quality and safety standards of the Swiss Mountain Guide Association.
Highlights
Description
The Avalanche Course SMT 2 builds directly on the basic training and deepens your knowledge of safety and risk management in alpine terrain. Over two days of approximately six hours each, you will learn under the guidance of a ZERMATTERS mountain guide how to assess and manage avalanche risks effectively.
On the first day, you will review the key content from SMT 1, practice using the transceiver, shovel, and probe, interpret the avalanche bulletin, and plan your own tour. On the second day, you will put your knowledge into practice: deepening the 3×3 method, applying the graphical reduction method, evaluating risks, and carrying out realistic rescue scenarios.
The course concludes with the Swiss Mountain Training Winter 2 certificate, recognized by the Swiss Mountain Guide Association (SBV). Participation requires completion of Module 1 or equivalent experience, as well as confident skiing on red slopes.
Program
Day 1: Introduction & Application of the Basics in the Field
- Meeting point at the Klein Matterhorn valley station (see meeting point)
- Welcome, equipment check and tour planning with your mountain guide
- Review of SMT 1 content: 3×3 method, avalanche bulletin, exercises with transceiver, shovel and probe
- Practical application of what you’ve learned during a short tour in the field
- Daily debrief and end of day around 4:00 pm
Day 2: Deepening & Risk Management in the Field
- Start in the morning with tour briefing and route selection in the field
- Application of the graphical reduction method and deepening of the 3×3 method
- Assessment of slope angles, analysis of terrain and weather conditions
- Conducting a rescue exercise and final feedback session
- Certificate presentation and course conclusion
Additional cost
- Ski pass: from CHF 79.00 per day
- Lunch
- Overnight stay in Zermatt
- Rental equipment: transceiver, shovel, probe, and airbag at a special rate of CHF 40.00 per person (pick-up from 5:00 pm the day before at the office, return by 5:00 pm after the tour)
- Certificate: Swiss Mountain Training Winter 2 CHF 25.00
- Skis (binding adjusted)
- Ski boots
- Ski poles
- Warm, weatherproof ski clothing
- Warm gloves
- helmet
- Hat
- Goggles or sunglasses, sun cream
- Valid ski pass
- Warm drinks
- Snacks (high-energy food such as chocolate, dried fruit)
- Possibly a notebook and pen
ABS backpack, shovel, probe and avalanche transceiver: can be rented through ZERMATTERS
After booking
After booking, you will receive a confirmation by email. Please check that your details are correct.
Two days before the tour, you will receive a link to the customer portal.
Please contact us before the tour to go over the details (current weather, conditions, group size, etc.). You can reach us by phone, email or visit us at the ZERMATTERS Homebase.
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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
1 - 6 persons
The Swiss Mountain Training 2 (SMT 2) course provides advanced knowledge in managing avalanche risks. In this two-day course, you will learn how to plan tours safely, assess hazards, and carry out rescue operations. Led by certified ZERMATTERS mountain guides, you will earn the official certificate in accordance with the quality and safety standards of the Swiss Mountain Guide Association.
Highlights
Number of paricipants
1 – 6 persons per mountain guide
Prices are valid for 1 to 2 persons. From the third person onward, an additional fee of CHF 40 per extra participant will be charged.
Description
The Avalanche Course SMT 2 builds directly on the basic training and deepens your knowledge of safety and risk management in alpine terrain. Over two days of approximately six hours each, you will learn under the guidance of a ZERMATTERS mountain guide how to assess and manage avalanche risks effectively.
On the first day, you will review the key content from SMT 1, practice using the transceiver, shovel, and probe, interpret the avalanche bulletin, and plan your own tour. On the second day, you will put your knowledge into practice: deepening the 3×3 method, applying the graphical reduction method, evaluating risks, and carrying out realistic rescue scenarios.
The course concludes with the Swiss Mountain Training Winter 2 certificate, recognized by the Swiss Mountain Guide Association (SBV). Participation requires completion of Module 1 or equivalent experience, as well as confident skiing on red slopes.
Program
Day 1: Introduction & Application of the Basics in the Field
- Meeting point at the Klein Matterhorn valley station (see meeting point)
- Welcome, equipment check and tour planning with your mountain guide
- Review of SMT 1 content: 3×3 method, avalanche bulletin, exercises with transceiver, shovel and probe
- Practical application of what you’ve learned during a short tour in the field
- Daily debrief and end of day around 4:00 pm
Day 2: Deepening & Risk Management in the Field
- Start in the morning with tour briefing and route selection in the field
- Application of the graphical reduction method and deepening of the 3×3 method
- Assessment of slope angles, analysis of terrain and weather conditions
- Conducting a rescue exercise and final feedback session
- Certificate presentation and course conclusion
Additional cost
- Ski pass: from CHF 79.00 per day
- Lunch
- Overnight stay in Zermatt
- Rental equipment: transceiver, shovel, probe, and airbag at a special rate of CHF 40.00 per person (pick-up from 5:00 pm the day before at the office, return by 5:00 pm after the tour)
- Certificate: Swiss Mountain Training Winter 2 CHF 25.00
Material
To be perfectly prepared for the SMT 2 avalanche course, you must bring the following essential equipment:
- Skis (binding adjusted)
- Ski boots
- Ski poles
- Warm, weatherproof ski clothing
- Warm gloves
- helmet
- Hat
- Goggles or sunglasses, sun cream
- Valid ski pass
- Warm drinks
- Snacks (high-energy food such as chocolate, dried fruit)
- Possibly a notebook and pen
ABS backpack, shovel, probe and avalanche transceiver: can be rented through ZERMATTERS
After booking
After booking, you will receive a confirmation by email. Please check that your details are correct.
Two days before the tour, you will receive a link to the customer portal.
Please contact us before the tour to go over the details (current weather, conditions, group size, etc.). You can reach us by phone, email or visit us at the ZERMATTERS Homebase.
