First ever live online avalanche talk with Ski Club and Henry’s Avalanche Talk

As the demand for mountain safety and avalanche education increases, the Ski Club of Great Britain and Henry’s Avalanche Talk (HAT) have teamed up to run the first ever live online avalanche talk.

The online live broadcast or ‘webinar’ is taking place on Wednesday 18^th November
at 7pm.

Those tuning in will be able to watch a talk by Henry Schniewind from HAT, as well as being able to ask any questions about the talk and avalanche awareness in general. The talk will cover how to prepare for off piste skiing or boarding as well as advice on where and when to go to avoid avalanche danger.

“The live online avalanche talk is an exciting new venture which complements our current UK Off piste and avalanche awareness tour. It means that skiers and snowboarders can learn about the basics of mountain safety without leaving home.” Said Betony Garner of the Ski Club of Great Britain.

The live online talk costs £7 per person. To register for the online talk log on to Henry’s Avalanche Talk website. Registered participants will also be able to see a recording of the talk for seven days after the event.

For more information on off piste and avalanche awareness, the Ski Club’s website skiclub.co.uk has a whole section on mountain safety and for more information on avalanches and forecasts, visit Henry’s Avalanche Talk website henrysavalanchetalk.com

For those interested in taking their learning further the Ski Club run two Mountaincraft courses as part of their Ski Freshtracks programme. The courses take place in Argentière in December 2009 and March 2010. Visit skifreshtracks.co.uk for more information.

For further information:
Betony Garner - betony.garner@skiclub.co.uk/ 020 8410 2018/ 07740 642 262
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Notes to Editors:
The Ski Club of Great Britain
The Ski Club of Great Britain is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at making snowsports cheaper and more accessible and is open to all skiers and snowboarders. The Ski Club currently has 34,000 existing members and host over million unique visitors a year on their website www.skiclub.co.uk.

Members benefit from a wide range of services, including discounts, the unique ski ‘repping’ service in 35 resorts in Europe and North America, specialist skiing with other members on the Ski Club’s Ski Freshtracks holidays and extensive information through the UK’s leading snowsports magazine Ski+board and a dedicated information team.

To join the Ski Club costs £20 for under 24s, £55 for individuals and £85 for families. The easiest way to join is online at skiclub.co.uk

HAT
Henry’s Avalanche Talk (HAT) is a team of professionals committed to sharing their passion and providing insight on how to have fun and be safe while riding off-piste. HAT helps people who want to learn how to safely enjoy the freedom of the whole mountain. The HAT team does this via a wide range of services, from multi-media avalanche awareness talks and on-snow training to free email information and more on henrysavalanchetalk.com and their blog getoffpiste.com