Winter Skills

Introduction to Winter Skills course overview

Discover  a whole new set of skills to take your adventures into the winter.  On this winter course you'll develop your personal skills to move confidently with the use of  ice axe and  crampons and navigate in the winter environment.  You'll  develop a basic awareness of avalanche risks and the winter mountain  environment that leave you ready for your own winter mountain  adventures.   

What does this course cover?

• Personal clothing and equipment appropriate to winter walking
• Personal movement skills on snow
• Kicking steps
• Using the ice axe for walking
• Use of crampons in ascent/descent
• Basic avalanche awareness and route choice
• Emergency procedures
• Basic techniques of winter navigation

Who is this course for?

You should have some summer hill walking experience, but no previous winter walking experience is needed.