Winter practice on 30 January 2021

COVID-19 remark - the lockdown has been extended to February 8th (as for now) so the event for sure won't take place on January 30th. A new date will be chosen when it's clear when the lockdown actually ends.

Like every year we will gather to practice winter skills: arresting in snow, making snow anchors, beacon search, pulley systems, using crampons in mixed terrain or whatever else comes to our minds.

The plan is to take a first cable car on Rax (8:30), walk to the Otto Haus, play in snow there and be back before the last cable car goes down (17:00).

Remarks:

• It's not a course. I'm assuming you have some winter skills already and you just need to practice them. If you are searching for one, Alpenverein offers a few winter-related courses in English: avalanche, stop or go, skitouring, basic education on rock & ice.
• The current date is only a placeholder and may change. The actual date depends on many factors: corona-rules, my skiing holidays (which again depend on corona-rules) and snow availbility (but at least this one looks good, at least for 2020-01-14). I will keep you updated.
• If you are missing equipment, you can borrow it at the Alpenverein Servicestelle

Photos from last years can be found here, here and here.

By car to the Rax Seilbahn and then take the cable car up (the cable car costs 26,5 EUR).