More In Depth training - Val d’Isere and Tignes

Wednesdays  1400 -1630 - Where you go and when? - on snow
Friday 1400 1630 - How you go down or up? - on snow

Thursdays 1400 - 1645 - Advanced beeper training
(incl multiple burials)

Thursdays 1800 - 1930 - In depth talk in Val d’Isere

By now you know the answer to the question “Is it safe out there?” depends on three things

• Where you go and when
• How you go down or up
• How well prepared are you

These programmes go into each of these points in more depth. 

What will you get from this

• Understand more about where to look for the best and safe snow
• Feel more confident about how to make decisions that keep you safe
• Be more confident to go with a guide or take friends in the future
• Understand more about how to navigate the best routes down a slope
• Be accomplished at the rapid recovery of a victim of an avalanche accident.

How to book in advance

Book online - click on add to basket button for each programme

or Call 020 8144 5202
or email onsnow@henrysavalanchetalk.com

If you are in resort please call 06 82 33 49 68 to check availability

Where you and when

This afternoon on snow focuses on “where you go and when” and provides an in depth practical understanding of off-piste and avalanche awareness so you can have more fun and stay safe out there.

We will take you on off piste journey on medium off-piste runs.  We will go over off-piste etiquette and good safety practice.  We will build on the avalanche talk and we take time to answer questions.  We will explain the hazard rating and current conditions.   This course focuses on how to locate the best and safe snow so you can have more fun

Programme details

Every Wednesday 1400 - 1630 – meet at the top of Bellevarde by the top station of the Olympique and the Funival.

Price per person  £33 or €40 if paid in resort

How you go down or up?

This afternoon on snow focuses on “how you go down or up?”.  This is sometimes called Route Selection.  We will provide an in depth practical understanding of how to pick a route down any given slope.

We will take you on off piste journey on medium off-piste runs.  We will go over off-piste etiquette and good safety practice.  We will build on the avalanche talk and we take time to answer questions.  We will explain the hazard rating and current conditions.  

Programme details

Every Friday 1400 - 1630 – meet at the top of Bellevarde by the top station of the Olympique and the Funival.

Price per person  £33 or €40 if paid in resort

Advanced beeper training

If you want to take your beeper training further, then book into our Thursday beeper training session, where we will go over best practice with you and show you to different types of equipment.  Also in this session we cover multiple burials.

Programme details

Every Thursday 1400 - 1645 – meet at the top of Bellevarde by the top station of the Olympique and the Funival.

Price per person  £25 online price or €30 if paid in resort

In depth talk

In the session we go into more detail about how avalanches are triggered and give you more in depth understanding that will guide you in your decisions on how to stay safe and have more fun at the same time.

The talk still uses the HAT style, lots of images, video and simple explanations.  We encourage debate and discussion, since this is a subject where one definitive view is rarely the only valid opinion.

Programme details

Every Thursday 1800-1930 in Val d’Isere
You must pre book since we need to know how many people are coming.

Price per person  £6 online price or €7.50 if paid in resort

I was in Val d’Isere at the end of January, and heard your talks – thank you. They were incredibly informative, and I was really impressed with the visual effects.  Emma McDonald

Thanks Henry so much for the avalanche talk, it really was brilliant.  I learnt so much that after all my years of skiing in the French Alps, there was so much I didn’t know or understand.  I have already told quite a few friends.  Daisy Harrison

Skills required for in depth  on snow

You should be comfortable that you can ski/board safely down any pisted run.  On a red run you can do good linked turns down the fall line.  You should have some experience of going off-piste and be able to link some turns in soft snow.   If you are not sure please call us to discuss.

Sign up here to watch part 1 of the online talk

You will receive an email on how to watch part 1 of the online talk. In addition, you will receive Henry’s weekly snow reports, tips on how to stay safe and have more fun plus a translation of the avalanche bulletins from Meteo France, with risk assessment and our own off piste weather forecasts. .