Scotland is an excellent place to prepare yourself before heading out to places like the Alps, Norway or North America. Many people join us prior to attempting longer ski tours such as the Haute Route. The exact content of the course will be decided by you and your group but normally we cover the following, whilst on a two day ski tour into the Cairngorms:

• Efficient ski touring technique

• Familiarisation with equipment

• Glacial travel

• Alpine ski mountaineering skills

• Abseiling (often needed on some of the steeper Cols on Haute Routes for example)

• Avalanche awareness and navigation

Please read the full prerequisites below.

OVERVIEW

1:6 ratio

£210

2025/26 dates are not yet confirmed. If you are interested please note interest here.

PRE-REQUISITES

You would need to be a confident black run and off piste skier. Some slopes may be up to 30 degrees but we will only venture onto steeper terrain in safe, grippy spring snow conditions.

You Should have a good level of fitness (around 1000metres ascent of vertical on skis).

Under 18s should not attend this course.

If you have had a long break from skiing please make sure you visit your local dry slope or try to get a day of uplift skiing before attending.