LAWI001592 Snow and avalanches - field training
- Type
- Exercise and field trip
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Reiweger, Ingrid
- Organisation
- Mountain Risk Engineering
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2026
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch, Deutsch
- Content
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- Elementary avalanche rescue training
- Moving in snow covered, mountainous terrain while continuoulsy assessing the avalanche danger
- Performing field measurements within snow (snow profile, stability tests)
The excursion 2021 will take place middle of April in Galtür (duration: five days).
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- Previous knowledge expected
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- Being able to ski or snowboard off-piste and to walk up a mountain with either skins or snow shoes
- The previous course "Snow and avalanches - field methods" has to be completed with good success
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Basic practical training for staying safe in avalanche terrain and performing field work in snow
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.