The following is a typical schedule, with the guide fine tuning the plan according to the prevailing weather conditions and the experience of the group. Day 1: Welcome at Almi´s Berhotel. After dinner: Preview of the activities of the week. Day 2: The guide hands out the booked avalanche safety equipment. Introduction to standard equipment for ski touring. Training tour – how to use skins and technique for walking uphill, learning about slope angle and snow types, how to use avalnche emergency equipment: transceiver search, probing, shovel strategy. Planning the next day. Day 3 - 5: Training ski tours climbing alpine summits. Exercises on tour: avalanche bulletin, how to find the best track uphill and the best run downhill, standards on ascent and descent, avalanche rescue scenario (transceiver search, pin point, shovel strategy), forms and nature of terrain, orientation and weather observation. Planning the next day. Day 6: Final ski tour to a 3000m summit. After dinner: reflections of the week. Day 7: Farewell after breakfast In the evenings, there will be lectures on how to plan a ski tour and safety issues: Avalanche Awareness based on the AV Strategy ‘’Stop or Go©’’ and Alpine Weather. The area is covered by AV-Map >31/3 Brennerberge, Ski<, available from leo.wurzer@alpenverein.at, or from the AAC(UK) Office.