Self-help courses in avalanche and at the A.R.T.VA camps.

Each appointment with the A.R.T.VA. field includes a short trip, which will be decided from time to time. During the course we will learn how to use the different devices, how to move correctly in an avalanche, how to dig out the victim correctly and how to manage an intervention.

Three simple tips:

• Start the winter season off right by organizing your own A.R.T.V.A. tests, or better yet, by taking part in courses that are as truthful as possible (there’s no point in hiding devices among cupboards and pans in the kitchen)!!
• Read the book AVALANCHE: published by Athesia, to learn about the different types of snow situations.
• Learn to use the NIVOLAB, a tool to help ski mountaineers, freeriders, snowboarders and snowshoers reduce the risk of being caught in an avalanche.