New Avalanche Training Park For Chamonix

A new ARVA park is opening this winter at the Grands Montets ski area in the Chamonix Valley, above Argentiere.

ARVA parks offer anyone the chance to learn how to act in an avalanche situation and help look for survivors.

Together with the La Chamionarde association, this park built by the Marmottons ski lift and is open to all free of charge. The park is equipped with the latest equipment; the "new generation" training park lets anyone of any ability hone their avalanche rescue skills and, more generally, benefit from effective information to better understand the mountain environment.

Everyone equipped with an ARVA, shovel and probe is given a unit at the start to set off up to three snow-covered markers which they have to find.

The aim is to simulate real life conditions, and so the journey is timed to allow everyone to measure their performance.

For yet more information, every Tuesday a ski patrol rescuer runs a workshop and provides their expert advice.

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