How does it work? Registration ONLINE starts the 1st of December & stops the 30st at midnight!
Novelty with regards to the price and workshops:
40 euros per day for PROGRESS workshops – for beginners having few or no practice, group of 7 or 8 per guide
80 euros per day for PREMIUM workshops - for people who wants to improve their practice, group of 4 per guide
Partners workshops for everyone, including equipment tests (subject to availability inside each workshop), direction by mountain guides, shuttle transport.
Warning you must come with your gear, most of our partners propose tests (no rental).
REGISTRATION FOR ALL WORKSHOPS ARE MADE ON LINE ONLY & WE SEND YOUR BADGE BY EMAIL, YOUR PRESENCE (at the ICE Village) IS REQUIRED EACH DAY IN ORDER TO MEET YOUR GUIDE & TO BE INFORM WITH THE SECURITY CHECK. IN ANY CASE, YOUR MOUNTAIN GUIDE WILL SEND YOU AN SMS THE EVENING BEFORE
For the ice and ski workshops PREMIUM, a good level is required - red slope for the ski & a regular practice of ice or rock climbing.
Departures up (6:30 am) and returns (between 2 & 4 pm) are from/to the ICE village, Place du Quartz at L’Argentière la Bessée.
WORKSHOPS ICE CLIMBING with PETZL !
ICE PETZL workshop 1 - Ice Progress WOMEN – 8 places
A workshop for girls only to (re)discover the ice climbing, anchors crampons & ice axes. Essential to start the season, with Lise Billon as montain guide, go go go!
ICE PETZL workshop 2 – Ice Progress – 8 places
An ice climbing workshop to (re) discover ice climbing techniques, anchoring crampons & ice axes. Explore this magical world with your mountain guide, Benjamin Ribeyre!
ICE PETZL workshop 3 – Ice Premium – 4 places
The 3rd PETZL workshop to move towards autonomy. Only 4 VIP participants with your guide, Yann Romaneix, to visit the myths of Ecrins’ icefalls...
More informations : https://www.petzl.com/FR/fr/Sport/Escalade-sur-glace
WORKSHOP FREE-SKI Progress with SALOMON
The topics covered: implication in mountain, objectivity of the observations and balance of the experiments with 2 champions Antony Lamiche and Timy Theaux. Level needed red track. 14 places in two groupes
Come & test the Salomon 2018 Series skis - the QST skis mounted with the latest Shift fixtures- the MTN range; or the XAlps. You will have the opportunity to discuss the subject of mountain safety. How to make the right decisions? Ask yourself right questions to get your level of involvement up.
More information: https://www.salomon.com/
WORKSHOP : Ice Progress & Ski Touring with LA SPORTIVA – 8 places
For the ice climbing workshop, just say yes and test La Sportiva gear: : G5, Trango Ice Cube, Vegas, Vegas Women, Skorpius with your guide Jonathan Crison. For the ski touring workshop, a good level is required (red track), themes proposed: analysis of landscape, how to make its tracks and its turns, also where should I go down, which side to choose, and once at the top - what attitude should be adopted?
LA SPORTIVA will also come with its ski park :-)
You will test the following gear : G5, Trango Ice Cube, Vegas, Vegas Women, Skorpius for ice, & for ski touring : Solar / Stellar
More informations: https://www.lasportiva.com/
WORKSHOPS : Ice Progress with CAMP
CAMP ice climbing workshopsto progress and have fun with friends! In test there will be ice crampons Blade runner.
An ice climbing workshop for women only, to progress and have fun ! Guided by Stéphanie Maureau, ice climbing world champion in 2010, this lady is also mountain guide, you will be initiated safely.
The other ice climbing workshop is for a mixed group, with Didier Angelloz your mountain guide
To find out more: camp-france.fr
WORKSHOP GRIVEL:ICE Premium - 4 VIP participants
GRIVEL is back with products to test:
the G14, G20 +, G22 + crampons
Tech Machine, North Machine, North Machine Carbon, Dark Machine, Dark Machine X ice axes
And your mountain guide Simon ELIAS from the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix! What else ?!
When the Northern Alps join us, the Southern Alps are happy ;-)
WORKSHOP Ice Premium with MILLET
Scheduled for 4 VIP participants: improvement, ice axe anchored and body movement with the legend, François Damilano, himself! It will also be a chance to test backpacks, as well as thermal jackets.
To find out more: www.millet.fr
WORKSHOP SKI TOURING with ANENA
Do you want to know more about nivology and group behavior in an urgent decision situation?
ANENA (National Association, for the Study of Snow and Avalanches) will be on the ground in ski touring with Tom Minaudo, to give you the latest information concerning the snow, avalanches, with a snow cup, discussions around the safety gear, the notions of decision-making to evolve safely on ascent and descent.
ANENA will have its stand open at the end of the day to present its latest publications on snow and avalanches, and exchange.
For more information: http://www.anena.org/
WORKSHOP Ski Touring Progress with ESF Ski School
The domain of Puy Saint Vincent as you’ve never seen it before... All that you need to know about cross-country skiing, you can test it with your guide!
From 8h to 15h, every day, slip on your skins!
Stephane Troussier, the mountain guide will teach you security equipment: DVA/spade/probe, behavior of snow, and Mountain Risk Management.
For more information: https://www.esf-puy-st-vincent-pelvoux.com
WORKSHOPS Ice & Ski Touring with BLACK DIAMOND!
Workshop – Ice Premium with Jon Bracey – 4 places
You will go to the day at 4 VIP participants only. You are lucky! Hardware tested: Ultralight spits and the new BD ice axe Reactor.
Workshop - Ski Touring Progress with Romain Luxembourg - 8 places
Ski touring versus free riding, BD just lend the skis, bring ALL the rest (shoes, DVA / Excavator / Probe).
Workshop – ICE Progress with Korra Pesce & Klemen Premerl – 8 places
8 places with two mountain guide & BD’s athlete, what else?
You will test:
for the ice climbing Workshops - Crampons, Ice Axes, Harness Helmets
for the backcountry skiing : Skies, Skins, Poles, Apparel, Beacon, probes, Shovels, Jet Force Airbags
for the snow safety part : beacon, probes, Shovels, Jet Force Airbags
Learn more: http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/
WORKSHOP : Snowshoe cross-country trekking in wonderful landscape
The idea? Enjoy a beautiful route by going to the head of Oréac near the ski resort Puy St Vincent. From there a 360 ° panoramic view and on the National Ecrins Park. Do you want to learn autonomy in the mountains and where to do the tracks? This day is for you, we will discuss along this route the basics of nivology, use the safety equipment and discuss how to realize the best tracks !
For more information: www.randonnee-hautesalpes.com
WORKSHOP : Ice Progress with Oisans Ecrins’ Guides
Do you want more ice in your glass? Ok, then follow the guide - move your body into space, lower your heels to anchor your crampons. And explore the pannel of possibilities with the Ecrins guides! Easy ? We talk about it during the aperitif during the ICE evening…
Learn more: https://guides-ecrins.com/
WORKSHOPS : Ski Touring & ICE with SCARPA
You do not measure your luck, it’s just exceptional to be supervised by guides like Paul Bonhomme, Christophe Dumarest . You want to understand, and train with ice axes and crampon with Christophe, go, it’s here! You want to share a ski passion with Paul, please register ther!
For ice climbing, you’ll test: Phantom TechHD.
For ski touring, you’ll test: Maestrale XT/ Maestrale RS/Gea RS/ F1/ F1 wmn et F1 LT
Learn more there : http://www.pleinnord.com/
WORKSHOP : Ski Touring with ATK & ICE with LOWA
Only Saturday & Sunday, each workshop proposes gear for 8 participants max. You will test ultra-light ATK gear, and the most recent LOWA ski-touring shoes!
The brands’ athletes guides will share with you their passion of ice & snow, in a secure but fun way. A huge program!
Ice Progress WORKSHOPS with the ICE mountain guides
Ice climbing Progress workshops with the ICE and FFCAM guides, the nicest and interesting guys around the world :-). For 8 people per group, a good way to understand, learn, progress, have fun, and visit the Ecrins!
Ice Premium WORKSHOPS with the ICE mountain guides
And last but no least… Unique, for only 4 VIP participants, explore with your guide, mythical and amazing icefalls! Yes, you can!
Mountain guides will teach you the techniques to progress on ice, but also they will help you to understand its formation, color, texture and hazards....
Indeed, safety is at the heart of this festival with PGHM and CRS, men & women who practice every day this area. This year RECCO will be there, to share secures strategies and behaviors.
A magic & unique world...
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