SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025
A day of snowsports, mountain skills and adventure on the hill.
Tickets for all sessions on sale now. Strictly first come, first served. Over 18s only.
Daytime Sessions | Glencoe Mountain Resort
- Intro Avalanche Awareness and Skills
- Intro to Steep Skiing
- Intro to Off Piste Skiing
- Backcountry Sessions/Intro to Touring
- Advanced Backcountry/Touring Session
- Intro to Winter Mountaineering
- Intro to Winter Skills
Intro Avalanche Awareness & Skills
Based at Glencoe Mountain, these sessions will provide solid, useful, practical and enjoyable info and education on avalanche safety and skills, also looking at snowpack and the equipment required to reduce your risk whilst in the Scottish winter mountains.
Transceivers and avi kit will be provided or bring your own if you have it. More info:
- Sessions will be held on the hill area at the top of the access chair
- You will need a chairlift ticket but a ski pass is not required
- Wear winter hill gear & suitable footwear for walking on snow and rough ground
- The course is not delivered on skis
- No ice axe or crampons are required
£10 per person
10am start & 1.30pm start | Duration approx. 2-3 hrs
Location: Glencoe Mountain Resort
Intro to STEEP SKIING
Want to feel more confident tackling the steeper pitches on the mountains? This is a piste-based session but will introduce skills relevant for steeper ski-ing anywhere. You must be a confident intermediate/red run skier to take part.
Morning or afternoon sessions are available and will last approximately two hours. Bring your own equipment or you can hire from Glencoe Mountain Resort. Lift pass not included in the price.
£12 per person
10am start & 1.30pm start | Duration 2 hrs
Location: Glencoe Mountain Resort
Intro to off piste SKIING
Want to make the step from piste skiing to knowing what to do differently if you venture where the groomer’s not been? This is a solid introduction to all the variety and adventure which await on the slopes less travelled.
You must be at least a very confident red slope skier. Morning or afternoon sessions are available and will last approximately two hours. Bring your own equipment (wider skis if possible) or rent in advance. Avalanche equipment not necessary but bring it if you have it.
£12 per person
10am start & 1.30pm start | Duration 2 hrs approx
Location: Glencoe Mountain Resort
Backcountry Sessions / Intro to Touring
Glen Coe backcountry journey sessions with qualified guides and safety/best practice tips along the way.
Strictly limited numbers. You must provide your own touring kit (skis/splitboard) and be a competent skier or snowboarder – some off-piste experience is preferable but as a minimum you must be a comfortable red run skier. Lift pass not included – details of pass requirements will be emailed.
£20 per person
10am start | Duration TBC
Location: Glencoe Mountain Resort
Advanced Backcountry / Touring Session
Glen Coe backcountry journey session with qualified guide.
Strictly limited numbers. You must provide your own touring kit (skis/splitboard) and have a few days’ previous touring and off-piste experience. You’ll need to be a competent (red/black) skier or snowboarder. Lift pass not included – details of pass requirements will be emailed.
£20 per person
10am start | Duration TBC
Location: Glencoe Mountain Resort
INTRO TO WINTER MOUNTAINEERING
If you’re already a winter mountain walker, or summer scrambler/rock climber, this is a fantastic chance to learn the basics of winter mountaineering and climbing. You’ll be introduced to Grade 1 climbing ground, ropework and belay basics, and safety on steeper winter slopes.
You’ll need a pair of ice axes, helmet, crampons, suitable boots and clothing and a climbing harness. Bring your own if possible or hire from a climbing shop in advance.
£20 per person
10am start & 1.30pm start | 2 – 3hrs approx
Location: Glencoe Mountain Resort
INTRO TO WINTER SKILLS
A basic introduction to some of the skills you need to venture into the Scottish winter mountains on foot. You’ll be given an overview of using an ice-axe, walking in crampons and some fundamentals of safety in the winter hills – a good platform from which to build essential knowledge and gain experience.
Bring your own equipment or rent in advance from an outdoors shop.
£10 per person
10am start & 1.30pm start | 2 – 3hrs approx
Location: Glencoe Mountain Resort
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