Foundational avalanche course
17 - 19. January 2025
On Friday, we took the train to Ljosanbotn where we made our way to the cabin on skis through the darkness. After eating tacos, Carlos and Christophe from WildVoss kicked off the avalanche course. We learned about components of an avalanche, release areas, run out zones and terrain types.
Saturday morning we started with a short session where we tried to plan our skiing trip for the day in smaller groups and learned about how avalanches are triggered. On the way up we took turns leading the group with a map and compass. After that we had a session about search and rescue. We tried locating beacons in the snow, and digging them out with shovels. After lunch we continued to the top Rjoandeggi from which we skied down to the cabin. Just before dinner we had another session about avalanche types and obvious signs of danger.
Sunday morning we had to leave the cabin early as we wanted to make the train at 4 in the afternoon. We went up towards Eilivseggi, again taking turns leading the group with a map and compass. On the way we learned about methods to measure steepness and how to avoid run out zones. At the top we had some nice turns in softer snow, but further down we needed to be a bit more cautious on a very icy surface.
Down at the train station we had a recap and feedback session, before making our way back to Bergen in the afternoon
Takk for turen!
Luca
