Ski touring training course: 2 to 3 days in the Ecrins country, in the Queyras, Névache or Vallouise valleys

You are longing to ski nice slopes full of white powder in securuty with a mountain guide.

The valleys of Névache, Thabor, Guil (Queyras), Valouise, or Ubaye in the Hautes-Alpes are very well-known for hiking. There are so many possibilities that it is very rare we could not find good snow conditions on slopes adapted to your level somewhere !

The region enjoys ideal weather and snow conditions due to many climatic influences : it can be snowing at the Lautaret pass and sunny in the Queyras and conversly !

The larch forests are also a fantastic refuge for the ski when the avalanche risk is high.

I propose the organization of a 2 or 3 days stay of ski tour, during a weekend or during a week:

The participants:

From 2 to 4 persons,

- To have a sufficiently small and homogeneous group to reduce the wait and the frustrations of the bests,

- and to manage easily the security (to space out ...).

If you have a group already built up with more than 4 persons, let's ->CONTACT ME <-.

I also propose a special stay : -> with all the family <-

Level requested for an initiation:

-To be in good shape,

-to be able to go down a black ski-run, allows to begin ski touring in good conditions.

The programme :

The idea of this stay is to be adaptable to the snow conditions, to your level, and of course to your desires. It offers the opportunity to initiate yourself to all security elements, to learn about the variability and stability of the snow, and to simulate avalanche rescue missions with safety equipment.   As for each mountain activity, my objective is always double: enjoy and learn, to progress towards autonomy. We will discuss all that in detail at your registration. It can be also very interesting to leave from the top of a station. So, with a reasonnable ascent, we can enjoy wilder mountains, and very big slopes. Let's see a video of a day like that from Serre Chevalier (for good skier) :video ski Dômes de Monetier

When : from mid-december to end of april.

My price :

-For 1 or 2 persons , 240 € per day (= 120 € per person and per day for a group of 2),

-for 3 or 4 persons ,  280 € per day (= 94 or 70 € per person and per day ).

This price included :

-my services as an High Mountain Guide,

-The transportation with my car in the region between the gite and the mountains,

-the organization, the bookings for the stay,

You will have to pay : the rest ...

-Your transportation towards the Hautes-Alpes (Briancon, Guillestre, or other) :

-your half-board (optional) in the gite or refuge,

-if need be, your ski and shoes (specific for ski touring) rent,

-drinks and personal expenses.

We will also have to pay me back for some pic-nics , and my own half-board.

Registration: CONTACT ME

The gears:

I will bring the collective and aids gears : a first aid box, maps, GPS, satellite phone, and an Arva + spade + probe per person (if you do not have yours).

Let's see : What gears for the ski touring ?