2023-11-16 09:28:17
Alpine Club invites winter sports enthusiasts to the avalanche update
Innsbruck (OTS) – Winter is approaching and with it the first tours in the snow. How does good tour planning work? What is and what can ski touring guru do? How can the risk of avalanches be minimized and what should be done if something does happen? The Alpine Club offers ski tourers, freeriders and other winter sports enthusiasts every opportunity to prepare for the season in good time. Among other things, he will tour Austria with the “Lawinenupdate” from November 23rd, 2023, on December 13th. there is a free live stream. The series of lectures is intended to give both beginners and advanced skiers a good start to the touring winter.
“Ski and snowshoe tours offer a sporty nature experience with addictive potential. It’s not surprising that more and more people are getting excited regarding them. But you should never ignore the risks – that’s why it’s very important to us at the Alpine Club to lay the foundations for a safe one “To convey tour planning and to train the athletes in the correct use of emergency equipment,” explains Michael Larcher, mountain guide, head of the mountain sports department at the Alpine Club and speaker at the avalanche update.
Larcher appeals to every tourer to take a closer look at their equipment before their first tour: “This doesn’t just mean taking the skis to the service and packing emergency equipment in their backpack, but also practicing intensively beforehand. in order to be able to handle it safely in an emergency.” There are also methods when planning tours and making decisions in the terrain that help minimize the risk of an avalanche accident.
The Alpine Club sections offer support with their Avalanche courses on site, the SicherAmBerg instructional videos of the Alpine Club, as well as the lectures as part of the “Avalanche updates”, which can be seen across Austria from November 23rd, 2023 and on December 13th. can also be experienced via a live stream.
Avalanche update: Concentrated avalanche knowledge for winter sports enthusiasts
The Alpine Club’s successful lecture tour will once once more provide valuable tips for getting started in the touring winter in 2023/24. In two and a half exciting hours, avalanche expert Michael Larcher examines selected avalanche events from last winter and helps the audience sharpen their awareness of the danger patterns and internalize basic safety precautions. It also explains what internet technology can contribute to safety on ski tours – for example the apps Alpenvereinaktiv and Skitourenguru.
The second part of the lecture offers a lot of practical knowledge for ski tourers: How does the emergency equipment work, how does the avalanche transceiver check work, how do you efficiently search for buried people and where can you find the right courses to practice in the event of an avalanche?
The “Avalanche Update” with Michael Larcher will tour through Austria from November 23rd, 2023 to January 31st, 2024. One of the 20 lectures will also be broadcast via live stream: The “avalanche update” from Innsbruck will be available to anyone interested on December 13th, 2023 from 7 p.m. on the Alpine Club’s YouTube channel. All details are available here www.alpenverein.at/lawinenupdate.
Avalanche update dates 2023/24:
23.11.2023 Egg (V), Landammann Saal Großdorf
28.11.2023 St. Pölten (Lower Austria), Kulturhaus Wagram
30.11.2023 Hall in Tirol (T), Kurhaus
01.12.2023 Linz (Upper Austria), Oberbank Forum
02.12.2023 Abtenau (S), Monastery courtyard
07.12.2023 Peuerbach (Upper Austria), Pfarrsaal
09.12.2023 Landeck (T), City hall
13.12.2023 Innsbruck (T), House of Music – incl. Livestream
14.12.2023 Meran (ST), KiMM clubhouse
15.12.2023 Klagenfurt (K), Uni Klagenfurt, HS A
29.12.2023 Schärding (Upper Austria), Cabin hall
09.01.2024 Leoben (St.), Live Congress Leoben
10.01.2024 Salzburg (S), SN-Saal
11.01.2024 Gröbming (St), Culture Hall
12.01.2024 shoots (St), Leisure home
19.01.2024 Oetz (T), Saal Ez
20.01.2024 Jenbach (T), VZ
23.01.2024 Hallein (S), City Theatre
24.01.2024 Graz (St), TU Graz, HS P1
31.01.2024 Wien, City Hall (Hall E)
Each start at 7:00 p.m.
LINKS TIPS Concentrated avalanche knowledge from the Alpine Club:
Avalanche update: Live stream from Innsbruck
The avalanche update lecture with Michael Larcher (Alpine Club) will be broadcast live from Innsbruck on December 13th, 2023.
Datum: December 13th, 2023, 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m
Ort: www.alpenverein.at/lawinenupdateAustria
Questions & Contact:
Austrian Alpine Club – public relations
Olympiastraße 37, 6020 Innsbruck
T +43/512/59547-39
presse@alpenverein.at
www.alpenverein.at
1700127021
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