The middle of July may not seem like the most obvious time to be talking about how to 'Ride Hard & Ride Safe' off piste, but up in Tignes Henry had a small but keen audience with the ICE instructor training course who are up training there now. The course is being held up on the Grand Motte Glacier and led by no-nonsene coach Rupert G (third in from the left looking bad in his Arc'teryx cap).
A summary of the points from the talk are here below. Good luck with the rest of the course guys!
IS IT SAFE OUT THERE ?
It depends on
WHERE YOU GO
& WHEN
slope angles
- over or under
25°? look above you!
- slope
orientation (North'ish)
snow stability
-avalanche forecast
- ask locals
- recent activity, woomphing, cracking
-wind loading
HOW YOU GO DOWN
(OR UP)
-one at a time (or distances), keep tracks close
-stop at islands of safety
-ridges (not exposed but possible trigger points)
-convexities
-terrain traps
-look below, don’t trigger on other people!
-escape route
HOW WELL PREPARED YOU ARE
- start thinking early
- talk with the people you’re going out with
- keep the ‘human factor’ in check
- know your equipment and how it works
The middle of July may not seem like the most obvious time to be talking about how to 'Ride Hard & Ride Safe' off piste, but up in Tignes Henry had a small but keen audience with the ICE instructor training course who are up training there now.
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