Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

British Mountain Guide

Course

Off Piste Ski Course

Type

Training

Award Description

This international award trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to guide climbing (including the coaching of lead climbing) skiing and mountaineering on rock, snow & ice, and in alpine terrain. It is administered by the BMG to the standards set by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA). The Guide’s carnet is an extensively used professional award.

BMG Offpiste and mechanical ski training program. Practical planing and application.

The week consisted of:-

Sunday.

Guides Meeeting including snow pack annalisis and creating a run list. Le Tour Range and function check of transciver. Deployment and packing of shovel/probe. Piste warm up then descents of the back bowls by Scandi Trap and Tete de Balme entry. L,Aiguillette des Possettes via Tete de la Jorette to the valley station. North Vormain couloir right hand entry. Guides meeting. Morning and evening guides meeting through out the week.

Monday.

Snow inspection and reaction pit at the Catona d'en Bas. Descent of central couloir of Point du Van. Steep ground control.

Tuesday

Classic Valley Blanch via Gros Rognon, group control on glacier.

Wednesday

Courmayeur

Descent to Doire de Veny from Col de la Youla. Leading skills. Demonstration of a snow inspection pit to catty out shovel sheer,CT and ECT tests with snow analysis. Helicopter protocol.

Thursday

Brevent. Hotel Face, central couloir from the Cornu lift and ENSA Couloir. Skills on steeper ground and use of rope.

Friday

Les Contamines skills in a ski area, off the side "offpiste". Avalanche search/rescue scenario.

Simon Abrahams assisted on days 2-6.

Mark Charlton

Start

19/01/2020 08:00

End

24/01/2020 17:00

Total Days

6

Maximum Bookings

2

Bookings

2

Venue

Chamonix

Town

Chamonix

County

Haute Savoie

Country

France

Name

British Mountain Guides

Phone

0033686127542

Email