Intermediate Off-Piste Ski Courses

What to Expect

This course covers crucial aspects of avalanche safety, snow conditions, and effective group management, ensuring you’re well-prepared for the challenges ahead. Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• A brief refresher course on avalanche safety equipment.
• How to dig a snow pit, with your instructor explaining the snowpack, showcasing the season’s layers and snow story to help you understand what’s under your feet—a vital skill for making informed decisions off-piste.
• The skills needed to ski in the current snow conditions.
• Applying those skills in variable snow while exploring and having fun on the best off-piste terrain.
• How to use your turn shape to control your speed as you descend and learn to pick and ski your line.
• How to ski safely off-piste.
• How to manage a group.
• Where to stop and regroup safely.
• Line selection to minimise exposure.
• Exploring the resort.

Who is it For?

This course is ideal for skiers who:

• Can confidently ski moderate slopes off-piste (blue-red steepness).
• Have a few weeks of off-piste experience.
• Are able to link several turns in light powder (up to boot height) on a uniform base.
• Can manage easy untracked terrain, preferring no obstacles, though may struggle to link turns in poor light.
• Most off-piste skiing experience has been on easy slopes no steeper than a blue, often at the side of or between runs.

For more information, see our off-piste level guide.