Conference - Best practices in ski touring / spring skiing

Name: Conference - Best practices in ski touring / spring skiing
Start: 2026-08-26T00:00:00+0000
End: 2026-08-26T00:00:00+0000
Location: Espace Albaron

Bessans

Ski touring - spring skiing - is another form of skiing. This activity is the embodiment of discovery, adventure, authenticity and freedom. Come and find out about the best way to ski in complete safety.

Description

Ski touring / Spring skiing is an activity that allows :
- get away from the crowds of ski resorts and lift queues
- discover immaculate landscapes,
- enjoy a powder descent,
- an environmentally-friendly activity.
Ski de Randonnée / Ski de Printemps is all about climbing to summits and passes, making your mark in an immaculate world, and descending into untracked terrain.
Ski touring / Spring skiing, like mountaineering, is a traditional physical activity characterized by a shared culture, an art made up of knowledge (knowledge of the high-mountain environment, history, practice and values associated with it), and know-how (mastery of alpine skiing techniques, climbing and belaying, use of equipment: ski touring, sealskins, knives, rope, ice axe and crampons). It is characterized by the indispensable acquisition of varied knowledge of the natural and undeveloped environment (snow, altitude, glaciers), changing climatic conditions and the appreciation of random natural events (avalanches, storms, etc.).
The culture of ski touring / spring skiing is also based on aesthetic references, as ski tourers are attached to the beauty of the itineraries, to the elegance of the gesture in the ascent and descent, to the contemplation of landscapes and to communion with the natural environments crossed. The practice also embraces ethical principles based on individual commitment, economy of means, absence of residual traces left behind, measured risk-taking and a duty of mutual aid and assistance between practitioners. Style and sensitive experience often take precedence over the successful ascent of a summit, pass or traverse.

The Bessans Bonneval-sur-Arc area, which has been awarded the "Terre d'Alpinise UNESCO" label, offers exceptional terrain for ski touring and spring skiing. High Mountain Guide Jean Louis Bernezat once said that the Avérole valley was one of the most beautiful spots for ski touring.