25 – 26 January 2025
Want to go ski or snowshoe touring, but don’t have the necessary experience? Then the Transa Winter Weekend is the right event for you. Register now!
Learn how to go ski touring or snowshoeing or take it up again if you’ve had a few years’ break: over the course of two days at the Winter Weekend, you’ll learn the most important things to keep you safe when outdoors. Together with the Höhenfieber mountaineering school, we’ll teach you the basics of touring, materials and the knowledge you need for safe tours. We will practice what we have learnt on site in the Fideriser Heuberge on a two-day ski or snowshoe tour. Amongst other things, you will learn:
How to handle materials (skins, touring skis, avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel)
Climb technique
Basic knowledge of avalanches
Our accommodation is the beautiful Chalet Arflina, where meals will also be provided. Read the details below or sign up directly.
When and where: 25 – 26 January 2025, 9:15 am – 4 pm, Fideriser Heuberge
Price: CHF 495, including: course supervision by mountain guides in small groups (maximum 8 participants per mountain guide), overnight stay in a multi-bed room with half board, aperitif and Transa rental special offer
Limit on the number of participants: min. 24 people / max. 40 people
Age: From the age of 18
Level: this is a taster course for beginners as well as a refresher course for those who haven’t been on a tour for a long time. You should be able to manage 800 metres of elevation a day and be able to ski safely on the slopes.
Packing list: you will receive the packing list and detailed information after you have registered.
Alternative date/weather: there is no alternative date.
Meeting point: Küblis railway station, 25 January 2025, 9:15 am
Getting there: we recommend travelling by public transport
Apps: we recommend installing the following apps on your smartphone before the avalanche course:
White Risk: avalanche bulletin, snow and temperature information and much more
Rega app: useful app for rapid emergency alerts.
Event rundown We will provide information on how the event will proceed on Thursday, 23 January 2025.
Registration deadline: 22 January 2025, 8 pm
Do you have any questions? Contact events@transa.ch.
Choose from one of the following taster courses:
Our hire range* is included in this event. Simply enter the rental items you need on the form with the note ‘Winter Weekend 2025’ in the comments field and collect the rental items from the specified branch from Thursday, 23 January 2025 by presenting your ticket.
Please note*: all participants who have booked the ‘Snowshoe course’ workshop can borrow only the following items: snowshoes, poles and safety equipment (avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel). All participants who have booked the ‘Ski touring course’ workshop can borrow only the following items: touring skis (incl. skins and crampons) and touring ski boots (only in the LU, ZH, BE stores), poles, safety equipment (avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel). The items must be returned to the stores after the event by no later than Tuesday, 28 January 2025.
(With the TransaCard always free of charge)