Avalanche Training Course 1

Avalanche course SBV (Swiss Mountain Guide Association) Certification Winter Level 1

The SWISS MOUNTAIN TRAINING certificate raises awareness of the dangers that lurk in the mountains and teaches you the right way to react in the event of avalanches. The two-stage training system with certification in accordance with the quality and safety standards of Swiss mountain guides is taught by the certified ZERMATTERS mountain guides.

SWISS MOUNTAIN TRAINING 1 (SMT 1)

Course content and objectives

The module “Winter 1: safety and avalanches” is a one-day course that imparts the following learning objectives:

• Familiarizing yourself with your equipment
• Understanding the avalanche bulletin
• Knowing how to wear your avalanche transceiver and how it works
• Awareness of the main winter hazards (avalanches, cold, weather hazards, disorientation, falls, etc.)
• Introduction to the 3x3 method
• Recognizing the four typical avalanche situations and being able to answer the following question: “What is the greatest danger today?”
• Understanding the general risk reduction measures (“Safer Six”)
• Being able to perform a simple rescue