Essential training, advice and equipment for off piste skiers
Do you ski off piste?
Would you like to understand the risks and know how to manage them so you can stay safe and have more fun?
We have discovered that if you enter avalanche terrain and do not apply good risk management then it is as risky as base jumping. However if you do apply good risk management, then it is no riskier than driving to the resort.
Watch Henry in this video where he explains the HAT approach to managing the risk and how we can help you to have more fun and stay safe at the same time. As we say.
Safety is Freedom
Here are 5 ways we can help you
Free practical advice
Discover the HAT checklist, get our snow reports, read our free articles, watch our You Tube live broadcasts, follow the HAT blog for the latest insight and advice.
Avalanche talks
Attend our talks to learn how to apply the HAT checklist so you can make going off piste no more risky than driving to the resort. This is an introduction to avalanche awareness
Transceiver training
Join one of our sessions so that if the worst happens, learn how to locate a victim in 5 minutes and dig them out in 15 minutes using the transceiver, shovel and probe.
On snow courses
Experience the off piste and learn how to apply the HAT checklist and risk management on the snow. Spend time with Henry discovering the amazing off piste terrain in Val d’Isere and Tignes.
Online training
Invest time studying our avalanche talks and transceiver training before you go out to the mountains. Use these as a reminder.
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These talks are full of essential information for all off piste skiers and snowboarders no matter how experienced you are.
Find your nearest talk in our blog below
#livebreatheski
These talks are full of essential information for all off piste skiers and snowboarders no matter how experienced you are.
Find your nearest talk in our blog below
#livebreatheski
https://henrysavalanchetalk.com/off-piste-snow-report-n-french-alps-5th-dec-2019/
They call it ‘Flow’... for me it’s the continual return to weightlessness after pressure in the turn.
Whatever you want to call it, it’s a big part of what has driven us to make skiing and the mountains a way of life AND share it with you!
https://youtu.be/E6fdJRMkCvM
https://henrysavalanchetalk.com/do-helmets-and-airbags-make-you-safer/
https://henrysavalanchetalk.com/off-piste-snow-report-n-french-alps-28th-nov-2019/
Off-piste snow report, N French Alps, 5th Dec 2019 https://t.co/F2JplHkwPH https://t.co/rF20BgUT7L
Great observation from @davidzof
So pay attention to local conditions and ask the Piste Patrol https://t.co/LisTINbPTd
Off-piste snow report, N French Alps, 28th Nov 2019 https://t.co/yVNyL3IklI https://t.co/5zra8AKj1Z
Some more of our blog posts
Do helmets and airbags make you safer?
Or do they encourage you to take more risk? James Cove of planet ski just posted this article https://www.planetski.eu/news/12328 Interesting conclusions. In short the research seems to James Cove to point out that helmets do offer protection, but not nearly as much...
NOTHING HAPPENS… most of the time
Nothing Happens ... most of the time Off-piste skiing and touring can be surprisingly safe, about the same risk as driving a car for one hour, if we regularly apply the risk reduction measures we learn in avalanche training. If we do not apply these measures, it can...
Decision-making, risk and crisis management from an avalanche point of view.
Henry Schniewind is to present a keynote speech ... ... at The Financial Planners Conference hosted by the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment (CISI) on Tuesday October 1st, at 4:15pm at The Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham NEC. The theme of his talk...
Download our off-piste checklist
Research has shown that checklists work to reduce errors that lead to accidents. This is very true for endeavours like off-piste skiing and the risk of avalanches, many accidents can be avoided if you use a framework that helps you to consistently pay attention to...
Henry’s Avalanche Talk launches ORTOVOX Off-Piste Awareness Tour 2019
We are launching the 2019 Off Piste Awareness Tour with ORTOVOX and Ellis Brigham. There will be over 30 live events in venues across the UK and France. The talks focus on how to manage risk when skiing or snowboarding off-piste and are aimed at all levels of riders...