Alpine Training

Safe Participant Cross-country Skiing – Day Tour Skills

Activity Description
Safe Participant Cross-country Skiing is a skills development weekend consisting of 2-day trips to Mt Stirling. Based out of the Mansfield Scout Hall, the course is designed to give Leaders and Rovers the skills to assist in running Day Cross Country tours for your units.

Date and Time
Information Session:    Thursday July 24th 7:30pm
Main Event:                     Friday August 1st 7:00pm - Sunday August 3rd 4:00pm

Suitability
Leaders and Rovers with some level of Alpine experience. While first timers are welcome, this is not a Cross-country ski lesson.

Eligibility
Leaders
Rovers

Cost
Participant fee $50
Participants are responsible for self-catering and hiring the own Skiing gear.

Booking
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Bookings close two weeks prior or when places are full
Need more information? state.alpine@scoutsvictoria.com.au

What to expect
The course covers a range of skills such as group management, games and activities to play on skis, Cross-country skiing teaching techniques, emergency shelter building and what to pack as a leader.

The course also covers the language, signs and run rating terminology used in the Australian alpine environment, along with the role played by Ski Patrol and Mountain Safety Collective. Theory session on trip plans and risk management are conducted in the evenings.

What is the training outcome of this training activity.
The course covers all the practical and the theory skills for the Safe Participant Cross-country skiing - Day Tour. The trained participant qualification can be completed with further bookwork.

What next? Is anything else required to complete this training?
N/A, unless completing Trained participant.

What can I do once completed?
Once the Safe participant qualification has been completed you are able to assist in the running of cross-country ski day tours within a patrolled area.

 

 

Safe Participant Snowshoeing plus Snow Camping Skills

Activity Description
Safe Participant Snowshoeing is a skills development weekend consisting of an overnight trip on Mt Stirling. The course is designed to give Leaders and Rovers the skills to assist in running Snowshoeing Day tours for your units. The course also includes an introduction to snow camping.

Date and Time
Information Session:    Thursday July 24th  7:30pm
Main Event:                     Friday August 1st  7:00pm - Sunday August 3rd  4:00pm

Suitability
Alpine experience not necessary, but a level of bushwalking experience would be beneficial.

Eligibility
Leaders
Rovers

Cost
Participant fee $50
Participants are responsible for self-catering and hiring the own alpine gear.

Booking
Click here to Book
Bookings close two weeks prior or when places are full
Need more information? state.alpine@scoutsvictoria.com.au

What to expect
The course covers a range of skills such as route selection, group management, off-piste navigation, tips and tricks for walking in snowshoes, emergency shelter building and what to carry as a leader.

The course also includes an introduction to snow camping where we cover site selection, snow kitchens and cooking and managing a group overnight, and you get to wake up in our beautiful alpine environment.  

What is the training outcome of this training activity.
The course covers all the practical and the theory skills for the Safe Participant Snowshoeing - Day Tour. The trained participant qualification can be completed with further bookwork.

What next? Is anything else required to complete this training?
N/A, unless completing Trained participant.

What can I do once completed?
Once the Safe participant qualification has been completed you are able to assist in the running of Snowshoeing Day Tours within a patrolled area.

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