Freeride course - BOARD.AT - Snowboardschool in Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang

Off piste with know-how!

FREERIDE STARTER
Your access to freeriding! Find out everything about rules and safety measures when riding off-piste. Train the usage of the avalanche transceiver and learn the right off-piste technique.

FREERIDE STOP OR GO
You have already done some freeriding but you don't feel very safe about it? Find out more about snow- and weather conditions and immerse yourself into freeriding. Get the nessecary skills to make your STOP or Go decision.

Your advantages:

Freeriding theory and practice
Best trained and certified freeride guides
Long off-piste rides (under suitable conditions)
Avalanche tranceiver and complete off-piste equipment for rent
Freeride- & Powderboards from JONES, NITRO, LIB TECH and BURTON

Freeride Beginners & Advanced

Half-day course

Small groups

Top- & High End Package

Excerpt from our Freeride program

Prepatory technique training
Theoretical basics: Avalanche warning levels
Snow conditions and weather influences

Interpetations of avalanche bulletins
Avalanche victims search with a tranceiver
dealing with a probe

Digging a snowprofile
Behaviour when riding off-piste in a group
and much more ...

Half-day course

Basic / Perfection / Freestyle / Freeride	1 Day	3 Days	6 Days
Lesson only	€ 84,00	€ 212,00	€ 296,00
Junior Package	€ 99,00	€ 250,00	€ 360,00
LTR Package	€ 113,00	€ 285,00	€ 424,00
Top Package	€ 127,00	€ 318,00	€ 466,00
High End Package	€ 140,00	€ 346,00	€ 517,00

Course hours:
9.00 – 12.00 or 13.00 - 16.00 PM
Small groups: From 3 - 8 students

FAQ

What experience do I need to be able to participate in a FREERIDE course?

Freeride Starter

You have already tried to ride steeper slopes and different types of snow. Even in difficult piste conditions you cope quite well. Concerningoff-piste you still have little or no previous experience.

Freeride Stop or Go
You have some freeride knowledge and you have been riding off-piste already, but you always had an uncertain feeling when you rode off-piste.

At what age can I start snowboarding?

Kids: In our Riglet course and Private lessons children can start snowboarding from the age of 3. For participation in the Young Boarder Zone courses the children should be aged 6 or 7 to start.

Adults: For adults there is no upper age limit! no-one is too old, with the help of our "Buddy-System" we will guide you step by step and as safe as possible through your first turns.

What is the purpose of a leash?

The use of a leash is mandatory in our BASIC courses and in our Young Boarder Zones! The leash is a safety line for you not to loose the snowboard on the slopes. A snowboard does not have a skistopper and therefore it can turn into a very dangerous object when it shoots down the slopes unbreaked!

How imporant is the use of protection?

Helmet Helmets are mandatory for kids in Austria. Helmets are also recommended for all adults! Wearing a helmet in freestyle is of particular importance.

Wrist guards are particularly in beginner courses of advantage, but from our point of view they are not absolutely nessecary.

Protector Shorts and Kneeguards are often used in harsh snow conditions

Backprotectors are used more and more often in advanced and sporty riding. They are especially used in freestyle (fun park) but also in freeriding.

For the other protectors applies: A well-constructed snowboard lesson is more important than any protective equipment!

What are package deals?

Whoever books a snowboard course with us gets the cheap package deal: Lessons, board and boots at a special price.
Our rental equipment is very well serviced and maintained and can be used before or after the lessons for the rest of the day.

JUNIOR Package: For kids up to and including the age of 14. Lessons + Boots + Junior board from Burton.

LTR Package: For beginners. Lessons + Boots + Learn To Ride Board from Burton.

TOP Package: For intermediates and advanced. Lessons + Boots + Top Board (Sales value 270,- till 430,- €)

HIGH END Package: Special selected Board and bindings for your very special range of use. Lesson + Boots + High End Board (Sales value 430,- till 1200,- €)