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Activity description
Get ready for your next outing away from the slopes by taking an avalanche rescue course in Le Grand-Bornand!
Before going off-piste on snowshoes, skis or freeride down wild slopes, it is important to learn the basics of avalanche rescue so that you can take the right action in case of need: that is what this avalanche rescue lesson in Le Grand-Bornand, at the foot of the Aravis mountain range in Haute-Savoie, offers you. With the help of a qualified and experienced instructor, you will learn the basics so that you will be able to take action in the event of an avalanche when you go off-piste in a ski resort.
How to use a DVA (Avalanche Victim Detector), the different search phases (1st signal, approximate, fine), who to call to alert in the event of an avalanche, etc., are just some of the subjects you will cover during this 3-hour avalanche rescue lesson in Le Grand-Bornand. All the safety equipment will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own if you would like to practise with it.
So if you are planning to get away from the ski areas of the Aravis massif this winter and you have never taken an off-piste safety course before, or you just need a refresher, don't hesitate to take part in this avalanche rescue lesson in Le Grand-Bornand!
Discovering and learning :
- The benefits of self-rescue
- Basic principles of DVA operation (waves, etc.)
- Notions of interference
- Simple and double control
- Different search phases (1st signal, approximate, fine)
- Sounding techniques
- Shovelling technique
- Alert message (who to call, message content)
- Meeting with the instructor at the meeting point agreed with him once your booking has been confirmed
- Briefing on the course of the lesson
- Start of the avalanche safety lesson, lasting around 3 hours: presentation of equipment, how to use it, etc.
- End of the activity
Activity requirements
A minimum number of 3 participants is required for this activity to take place.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Skis and snowshoes are not required, as the course is on foot.
Special terms
If you wish, you can arrange a different meeting time with the instructor once your booking has been confirmed.
- Instructor
- Safety equipment (DVA, shovel and probe)
- Ski pass
- Insurance
- Warm and breathable clothes
- Snow boots
- Hat
- Gloves
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Backpack
- Bottle of water
- Snack
