Essential training and advice 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 can be as risky as base jumping. However if you apply good risk management, then you can make it 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.
Here are 4 ways we can help
Free practical advice
Discover our Accident Reduction Framework, get our snow reports, read our free articles, watch our live broadcasts, and follow the HAT blog for the latest insight and advice.
Avalanche talks
Attend our talks to learn how to apply the Accident Reduction Framework so you can make going off piste no more risky than driving to the resort. You can come to live events or via Zoom webinar
Transceiver training
Join one of our sessions so that if the worst happens, you are well prepared. You will 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
Come skiing with Henry Experience the off piste and learn how to apply the HAT checklist and risk management on the snow. Discover the amazing off piste terrain in Val d’Isere and Tignes.
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Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 27th March 2023
After large amounts of fresh snowfall down to around 1300/1500 m on Sunday & Sunday night, off-piste snow depths will have improved hugely by Monday, particularly above around 2000 m, where up to 50 cm of fresh snow is expected. Below 2000 m, off-piste conditions...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 20th March 2023
Is it safe? It depends on you ('safe' if you apply the prevention points here: https://henrysavalanchetalk.com/off-piste-quick-reference/ ) Last week saw plenty of avalanche activity in the Northern French Alps, many of them triggered by skiers. We've also heard of 3...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 13th March 2023
After the last few days of wild stormy weather, it looks like being a much calmer week ahead in the Northern French Alps, with a little fresh snowfall and then turning sunnier from mid-week. Off-piste snow depths have now risen considerably at high altitudes (2400 m...