Introduction to Backcountry
This season we are offering 2 day introduction to backcountry courses in Scotland
- The 2 days will include:
- Personal equipment, how ski touring equipment works.
- Understanding weather and avalanche forecasts
- Skinning up-hill, kick turns & cramponing
- Off-piste ski coaching
- Route planning
- Introduction to rope work
- Avalanche transceiver training
- Techniques for mountain journeying
- The course will include at least one ski tour (if on dry slope we will substitute Performance skiing and off piste skiing skills)
- Costs of 2 days Instruction and leading £190
- The courses will be based at the resort with the best conditions and we will make use of the uplift to get started.
- What’s not included: Food, Travel, Accommodation, lift pass, kit hire.
January 25
January 11th-12th Cairngorms
February 8th-9th Cairngorms
February 25
February 10th-11th Cairngorms
February 12th !3th Cairngorms
February 15th-16th Cairngorms
March 25
March 22nd -23rd Cairngorms
March 29/30th Cairngorms
Later dates to follow
Price of the above £95 per day. If you are only available for one day you can book on either Saturday or Sunday. Price for both days £190
Maximum Group size is 6 per Leader.
Please just give us a call, or drop us an email using the contact form or mail@nevis4.com or
Tel 07971631169
We have a small number of Hire skis available. They are all fitted with Diamir Fritschi bindings with skins and ski crampons which are suitable for use with regularAlpine ski boots. Ideal to try the activity. If these are required please add £20 for the day. We also have Avalanche kit available, transceivers, shovels and probes.
