Winter mountains are a world away from summer with virtually every dimension of the environment transformed and both the risks and attractions arguably multiply many times over for all who use the winter mountains for work and recreation.

Our range of avalanche safety training courses, workshops and lectures are ideal for professional leaders, instructors, recreational walkers, climbers and off piste skiers. Our experience instructing avalanche skills and knowledge spans 16 years.

Our courses are delivered by highly experienced and professional mountaineering instructors who are also experienced trainers and assessors of (MLTS) Mountain Leader Training Scotland, Winter Mountain Leader Scheme.

Avalanches are one of the largest hazards recreationalists, professional leaders, instructors and guides face in winter conditions, we all want to have more fun but stay safe when we travel in to the Scottish winter mountains.
Our courses will help you to develop robust winter route planning skills and have great fun at the same time. Knowledge of avalanche avoidance can help you explore winter terrain you never thought possible but more importantly explore with greater confidence.

Our courses are hands on, packed with practical advice, skills coaching, confidence building and helpful information.

For WML candidates and full WML award holders we provide CPD certificates of attendance.

Course Title: Avalanche Avoidance Level 2

Ideal for those who wish to improve and update their skills, knowledge and techniques for safe winter travel. This course is ideal for winter mountain leaders candidates and full award holders. This 1.5 day course begins on a Friday evening at 1900 hours and finishes around 1700 hours the following day. The course will mainly focus on key topics related to safe travel on avalanche prone terrain and key safety training in the use of avalanche transceivers.
The key topics are:
Interpreting Scottish mountain weather and avalanche forecasts
Determining avalanche threats
Safe and efficient route travel techniques
Assessing snowpack stability
Avalanche safety equipment including educational material
What to do if caught in an avalanche
Basic search and rescue techniques including the use of transceivers
Advice on avalanche first aid
CPD certificate of attendance for WML award holders and trainees

Course Location
Based from our training facility in Aberfeldy, Scotland our venue hosts full multi-media facilities and is an ideal course start point for meeting, greeting and lecturing.
The practical application for this course takes place on Ben Lawers which towers above Loch Tay to the South and Glen Lyon to the North. The mountain is accessed by road parking at 450m. In course transport is included in the course cost.

Ratio: 1-8
Duration: 1.5 days

If you need further assistance please call our bookings team on 01887 822 699

Avalanche Transceiver Workshop

Our transceiver workshop is a one day programme designed to take a snapshot at specific avalanche skills training.
No experience required all you need to do is pre-book our advertised course dates.

“ Avalanche Transceiver Training”
The ultimate survival tool whether you’re off piste skiing, walking or climbing in the remote Scottish highlands.
This course will cover the use of transceiver, probe and shovel
Why you should use one
Explain digital and analogue technology (What models are currently on the market)
How to use one responsibly
How to transmit
How to search for single and multiple burials
How to probe
How to dig a casualty out

Ratio: 1-8
Duration: 6 hours

If you need further assistance please call our bookings team on 01887 822 699

Avalanche Safety Talks

Our avalanche safety talks are presented by author and mountaineering Instructor Stuart Johnston MIC. Stuart is co-author of two highly acclaimed publications (The Mountain Skills Training Handbook and The Hillwalkers Guide to Mountaineering) he is also a regular contributor to TRAIL magazine.
Professionally instructing and guiding since 1992, Stuart is a course director and provider of the Winter Mountain Leader Award where he regularly trains and assesses professional leaders on avalanche education.
Stuarts avalanche safety talks confront myths and misconceptions about avalanches but also provide current best practise when planning to walk, ski or climb in Scotland’s winter mountains.
His talks are interactive, highly entertaining and educational.

Learn to plan safely for walking and climbing
Want to go winter walking and climbing but unsure how find the perfect conditions
You’re worried about taking too many risks
Want to have fun but stay safe at the same time
Want to Improve your knowledge
Want to go beyond the regular well known routes
Want to keep safe and stay alive’

Pick up knowledge and practical tips to getting started and keep going.
Venue: The locus centre theatre, Aberfeldy, Perthshire

Private group talks
By arrangement, simply call us to arrange.

If you need further assistance please call our bookings team on 01887 822 699