Winter Skills Taster Day Aviemore

Extend your enjoyment of the hills into winter!

Join us for a winter taster day to help build the knowledge required for safe and efficient winter hill walking. 

The course aim will be to give you an overview of the skills and considerations required to head out safely on the hill in winter. It will be coached in the context of a mountain journey and topics covered will be dependent on weather and underfoot conditions.

If you’re looking for a more comprehensive course then why not join us on one of our two day Winter Skills Weekends?

Prerequisites

This course is directed to those looking for an introduction to winter. Ideally you should have summer hill walking experience. Walking in winter requires a good level of fitness.

What we will aim cover depending on conditions:

• Choosing the right kit for winter

• Personal movement skills on snow

• Use of crampons and ice axe

• Winter navigation techniques

• Avalanche awareness, safe route planning

• Emergency procedures

Why not join us for a trip onto the Cairngorm Plateau the following day to utilise you new found skills?

**If the dates don’t work or it’s not quite the right thing for you then why not hire a Private Guide and we can tailor an experience to suit you?!

Location

Meet at Tiso carpark for 9am, before enjoying a coffee in the cafe where we’ll discuss a plan for the day. Training location will be dependent on weather and underfoot conditions but usually we will start from Cairngorm Mountain Upper Car Park.

Joining Details & Kit

We can provide ice axe, crampons and helmet. You will need winter boots capable of taking a crampon, these can be hired in Tiso. 

Click here to see our full kit list.

Joining details and participation forms will be sent out before the course.

Please have a look in our shop, we can post or deliver items to you at the event. All participants receive a 15% discount on goods (except gift vouchers, sale items and books).

 
Terms and Conditions apply.