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Freeridecamps Val d´Anniviers Zinal-Grimentz
Date:
Wednesday 04 March, 2020to Sunday 08 March, 2020
Days: 4,5 / Ski days: 4
Trip-Highlights:
- 4 days UIAGM guide & ski instructor Safety Guide
- 4x overnight stays, half board in a small hotel, 350m from gondola
- Optional: Journey with Sport65 Van
- Pick up service at railway station on demand
- Free parking at the hotel
- Sport65 tour operation and organization
- "Sport65 Duty Free Voucher" - you will get 20% special discount on many items in the Sport65 shop
- ...
Trip description
Freeridecamps Val d´Anniviers Zinal-Grimentz
Your destination...
Discover this huge playground for our Sport65 freeride clients!
After beeing there the first time we decided very quickly: This place is unique and worth to be a new homebase of Sport65 freeridecamps.
We found a cosy hotel, only 350m from the Zinal gondola which provides perfect access to this great freeride valley.
High above the Rhône valley, the Val d´Anniviers is one of the most spectacular freeride spots of the entire alps.
Surrounded by the "who is who" of famous 4000m peaks like Dent Blanche, Zinal Rothorn, Obergabelhorn or Matterhorn you will be surprised by this resort.
Zinal and Grimentz normally have very good snow conditions, also in "snow poor" years and are really "undercrowded" by freeriders.
There is no need to hurry in the morning - if you take your skins and walk just a few minutes away from the lifts you will find untracked terrain also days after the last dump!
If you are searching for big aprèsski, nightlife and hyper modern skiresorts: This is not your place you should come...
If you are happy with old lifts, a small but cosy hotel, relaxed atmosphere: than you are right and very welcome to discover this new place with us!
Required skills for the Freeride Basic Camps:
The first step from piste to powder!
Your expectations...
- Improve your style and save energy due to a better technique.
You will have a whole new skiing experience and take the next step of being an off piste skier - We will be skiing on as well as next to the pistes and venture a little further off piste depending on the strenght an progress of the group. The main goal of this camp is to improve your skills and technique on piste and prepare you step by step for the off piste fun.
- First steps with the touring bindings and skins are on our agenda as well.
- Your progress will get documented and analysed by photos & videos - individual feedback given by the guide will guarantee a fast progress.
- Video- and individual analyses will guarantee a quick learning process
- Avalanche safety training is part of the daily routine
- During the day or after skiing: Different workshops according to your needs
- Size of the group: 5-7 paticipants per ski instructor
Your requirements...
- Skiing skills: Skiing fluently on all kind of pistes in a middle to higher speed
- Fitness level: A base of physical strenght and fitness is mandatory, we will be skiing a lot!
The guides will plan each day based on the strenght of the group, so everybody will have a good day. - Previous knowledge: No experienced in off piste skiing needed. We will start from scratch!
- Equipment: Allmountain/Freeride skis with a min. of 95mm under foot with mountaineering bindings and skins as well as the full avalanche equipment (shovel, probe, beeper). If you need to rent any of this, no problem! Let us know.
- Snowboarder: Can not participate on a Basic Camp, because we only improve ski technique...
Required skills for the Freeride Advanced Camps:
First freeride skitouring with skins, focused on the descent...
Your expectations...
- Experience new untouched terrain and lost valleys accompanied by a UIAGM mountain guide and Sport65 Safety guide. In search for fresh snow, stunning panoramic views but always with a maximum in safety!
- Short hikes with skins are common, ranging from 20 minutes up to an hour. Depending on strength and ability of the group and first and foremost the snow conditions. If there is fresh powder next to the lifts, we will not start hiking past it. No worries!
- The guides will show you how to handle touring bindings and skins as well as hiking techniques ans kick-turns to safe energy during hiking.
- Our mountain and safety guides are all passionate freeriders and ski instructors as well, they will be happy to give you some handy advice on skiing technique and line scouting to improve your off piste performance.
- More over the mountain guides teach you how to read a mountain and raise the awareness of alpine hazards and how to handle them.
- Various avalanche trainings will be done as well as a daily analysis of the avalache bulletin.
- Size of the group: Only 5-7 participants per mountain guide and safety guide! Thats two guides per group!
Your requirements...
- Skiing skills: Experienced skiers on piste skiing all kind of terrain fluently in a pace, black pistes and light moguls should not be a problem
- Fitness level: A base of physical strenght and fitness is mandatory, we will be skiing a lot and mostly off piste!
The guides will plan each day based on the strenght of the group, so everybody will have a good day. - Previous knowledge: In the best case you have already joined one of our technique camps before. Otherwise you should have some basic knowledge of how to handle the avalache safety gear. Further trainings will get done during the camp.
Experience in ski touring is not mandatory, we will teach you from scratch! - Equipment: Allmountain/Freeride skis with a min. of 95mm under foot with mountaineering bindings and skins as well as the full avalanche equipment (shovel, probe, beeper). If you need to rent any of this, no problem! Let us know.
- Snowboarder: Normally can not participate on an Advanced Camp, because skiers and snowboardes are moving to different in the backcountry.
But: If you are a skilled Splitboarder with first experience in Hiking with skins or if you are a mixed group we can organize a camp for you!
Required skills for Freeride Expert Camps:
Far away from lifts with maximum safety!
Your expectations...
- Experience untouched terrain and lost valleys accompanied by a UIAGM mountain guide and Sport65 Safety guide. In search for fresh snow, stunning panoramic views and steep couloirs. But always with a maximum in safety!
- Short hikes with skins are common, ranging from 20 minutes up to two hours. Depending on strength and ability of the group and first and foremost the snow conditions. If there is fresh powder next to the lifts, we will not start hiking past it. No worries!
Hikes are not seen as a "Skitour" in the end they are only means to an end to reach nice runs and get away from the hustle in the ski resort. - If needed we will do some rappelling as well to reach couloirs and untouched faces.
- More over the mountaing guides teach you how to read a mountain and raise the awareness of alpine hazards and how to handle them.
- You will be challenged in a positive way to experience new grounds and ski where only few others are skiing!
- Size of the group: Only 5-7 participants per mountain guide in the expert level!
Small groups, fast moving and a maximum in safety.
Your requirements...
- Skiing skills: Experienced skiers off piste skiing all kind of terrain fluently with very good technique
- Fitness level: A base of physical strenght and fitness is mandatory, we will be skiing off piste all day!
- Previous knowledge: Already spent a lot of time off pist. In the best case you have already joined one of our freeride camps before. So we can guarantee you a lot of fun!
Experience in: Hiking with skins
Handling avalanche safety gear, further trainings will get done during the camp.
Experience in rappelling is not mandatory, if needed our guides will show you how to. - Equipment: Allmountain/Freeride skis with a min. of 95mm under foot with mountaineering bindings and skins as well as the full avalanche equipment (shovel, probe, beeper) and a harness. If you need to rent any of this, no problem! Let us know.
- Snowboarder: Normally can not participate on an Expert Camp, because skiers and snowboardes are moving to different in the backcountry.
But: If you are a a very skilled Splitboarder with experience in Hiking with skins or if you are a mixed group we can organize a camp for you!
Important information, rules and parts of booking at freeride trips:
- All backcountry equipment (backpack, beacon, shovel, probe) is required.
- A ski-backpack which you can carry skis with (no mountain biking backpack).
- Helmets are compulsory for all camps!
- Important: We strongly recommend the DSV Skiversicherung (German skiing association ski-insurance) which can be issued through booking.
A ski (also a rental or testski from us) can be damaged or lost quiet easily and emergency costs are also covered with the insurance. - On Sport 65 freeride trips the certified UIAGM mountainguides or Staatliche Ski-Instructors accept responsibility for the group.
- A remaining risk can not be fully eliminated, even with professionell guides
- An insurance which covers emergency rescue costs is up to the participant. The organizer refuses to take any responsibility. We recommend the taking out of, for example, the DSV Skiversicherung (DSV ski insurance) - only for EU citizens.
- Only a limited number of participants can be accepted on each trip.
- The minimum number of people on this trip is: 5 people
- Individual participants can be excluded from a tour or change groups when all requirements are not met and/or when they put themselves, the group or the mountain guides at risk.
A lack of riding skills, fitness and/or snow is not an acceptation for refund! - Sport65 is allowed to cancel this trip 15 days before start in case of not reaching the minium number of participants.
Any costs for booked transfers or transportation will not be refund by Sport65.
If Sport65 bus journey is booked it will be refund. - Participants travel by their own form of transportation take responsibility for delayed arrival.
- In addition to that the general terms and conditions shall apply. Feel free to ask for translations.
- Got your own idea of a freeride camp with our guides?
If you are a group of at least 4 people (company, ski club, private group etc. ) please feel free to contact us. All destinations at any time are possible!
Services
All services & © Sport65 Specials... (included in travel price!)
- 4x freeride days with english speaking UIAGM mountain guides
- 4x days safety guide (ski instructor) additional to UIAGM guide
- 4x overnight stays
- 4x breakfast
- 3x dinner with different courses
- Free parking at the hotel
- "Sport65 Duty Free Voucher" - as a Sport65 travel customer you will get many special discounts on items of the freerideschule.de Premium Partner brands. This coupon will be sent with your travel voucher after receiving the payment.
- Insolvency insurance according §651k BGB from tourVers / Hanse Merkur
- If desired: Different workshops or presentations from our guides (safety instructions, avalanche situations and danger, weather,...)
- If desired: Instruction with avalanche beacon, ABS backpack,...
- Sport65 tour operation and organization
- Sport65 rental gear service for latest freeride equipment with "Try & Buy" option
- Optional: Journey with Sport65 Van (extra costs, selectable as long as optional in the booking form)
- 4 days lift ticket Val d´Anniviers (Zinal, Grimentz, St. Luc, Chandolin) at a special price directly bookable here (extra!)
Extras
Extras and Special prices... (not included in travel price!)
- Arrival/journey
- 4 days lift ticket Val d´Anniviers (Zinal, Grimentz, St. Luc, Chandolin)
- Journey with the Sport65 Van - selectable as long as optional in the booking form
- 4x stay tax
- Sport65 Rental-Center: We provide you with the latest Freeride and All Mountain skis with freeride-touring bindings and climbing skins.
We provide you with full avalanche equipment, beacon, ABS backpacks.
Please note your desired equipment in the booking form!
"Try & Buy" option: The rental fee will be credited to you at a later purchase!
Sport65 rental fees...
Important information about included and extra services:
- All services and Sport65 Specials are included in the travel price.
- Extras are not included and must be paid at your destination or will be added in the booking form.
Please remember to have cash for ready for unpaid extras. - Lift tickets: If lift tickets are not included in the price, Sport65 is in charge of providing you with lift tickets we advise that we do not take responsibility for terms and rules of the lift companys.
In case that we get free tickets we need them for our guides and staff. Special rates do not need to be forwarded to the customer.
Booking of lift tickets is mandatory.
Exeption: Holders of season tickets or interconnection tickets (like Tirol Snowcard,...) must not buy tickets and can use their own ticket.
Please note this during the booking procedure. - Additional costs for transportation during the trip (bus, train, taxi/cab rides) which are not already included have to be paid extra.
- Visitor's tax: Will be added in the booking process and paid seperatly from Sport65 to the hotel.
If not: Visitors taxes are not included in the travel price and will get charged directly by the accomodation to you. - Drinks and additional food (which is not included in the service) have to be paid extra.
- Ski- or Snowboardlessons:
Our trips include ski guiding but no - lessons!.
Private lessons for novices can be booked on request.
Groupe lessons: 3 days á 2x2 Std.: 99,00 EUR
Private lessons: 39,00 EUR/hr. every additional person 19,00 EUR/hr.
Min. number of participants for a groupe lesson is 4 people. - Rental gear: Please regard the official terms of cancellation
Cancellation of a formal and confirmed reservation has to be done by email and will effect the following terms:
Until the 15 day before pick up date 10,00 EUR
Until the 3 day before pick up date 20,00 EUR
If the gear did not get picked up on the stated day in the reservation sheet the cancellation fee of 80% of the quoted price will get charged. We will process an invoice automtically and send it to the renter. Refusal of the payment will get pursued by law. - Please pay attention to our terms! They are mandatory with each booking.
Download - Only german: Bitte beachtet unsere Stornoregelungen - wir weissen ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass wir diese im Falle einer Reisestornierung zur Anwendung bringen.
Stornokosten gemäss unseren AGBs:
bis zum 30. Tag vor Reiseantritt 20 % des Reisepreises
bis zum 22. Tag vor Reiseantritt 30 % des Reisepreises
bis zum 15. Tag vor Reiseantritt 50 % des Reisepreises
bis zum 8. Tag vor Reiseantritt 70 % des Reisepreises
bei Reiseantritt 90 % des Reisepreises
Wir empfehlen daher dringend den Abschluss einer Reiserücktritt/Reiseabbruchversicherung.
Diese ist nicht im Reisepreis enthalten, Sport65 ist nicht verantwortlich für Versicherungen, die über ein Zahlungsmittel (Kreditkarte,..) angeboten wird.
Solltest du für mehrere Personen buchen, weisen wir darauf hin, dass du damit in die Stornoregelung und die AGBs auch für die mit angemeldeten Personen einwilligst.
Journey
Self arrival or journey with the Sport65 Van or Bus
You can travel to the destination by yourself or (if selectable in the booking form) can book the journey with the Sport65 Van (or Bus) from Weinheim.
Pickup along the way is possible.
Note: If you travel by yourself and transfer rides at our destination have to be made. We try to give a ride to as many clients as possible with our Van or Bus. But those clients who booked the journey with Sport65 will be prefered...
Provisional travel plan Sport65 Van or Bus:
Important: This given shedule is for your planing. You will receive detailed information about the departure time (if you booked Sport65 Van) 2-5 days before the trip starts. But the time will not change a lot.
- Departure location Sport65 Van or Bus: Our departure location is directly at the Sport65 Shop in Weinheim.
Address: Am Hauptbahnhof 8 - Im 3-Glocken Center, 69469 Weinheim
- Check-In time: At the departure day about 14.00 o'clock at the Ortovox Pow(d)erbar in the Sport65 Shop.
You can park your car at the parking lot of the 3 Glocken Center.
You can do some last-minute shopping at the Sport65 shop with your Duty Free Vouchers if you need anything for your trip with us.
If you ordered rental gear in the booking form we can adjust ist right away and directly load it in the Sport65 bus or van.
- Departure time: Ca 14.30 Uhr
- Return journey: After skiing at the last day, ca. 16.00 Uhr
Self journey:
You will get detailed information about the hotel with your voucher.
- Arrival: At the arrival day late afternoon/evening - individual check in at the hotel
Meeting & Briefing with the guides: At breakfast of the first skiing day, around 7.30 in the morning. - Return journey: After skiing at the last day, ca. 15.30 Uhr
We try to arrange car pooling - but can not guarantee that it works out.
Please contact us via mail if you:
- Can offer a ride / from where
- Look for a ride / from where
We will connect you relatively short before the trip starts and you can coordinate your ride.
Important information concerning departure times, dates and journey:
- Departure of the Bus or Van: Sport65 Shop, Am Hauptbahnhof 8, 69469 Weinheim
- Parking during your Sport65 trip at the "3Glocken Center", Sport65 Shop:
Parking spots available on the main parking lot in front of the Sport65 Shop. No reservations have to be made!
Special rates for Sport65 customers:
- 2,5 bis 3 Tage 14,00 EUR (Abreise Freitag, Rückkehr Sonntag Nacht)
- 3,5 bis 4 Tage 19,00 EUR (Abreise Donnerstag, Rückkehr Sonntag Nacht)
- 4,5 bis 5 Tage 25,00 EUR (Abreise Mittwoch, Rückkehr Sonntag Nacht)
- 7 bis 9 Tage 38,00 EUR (Wochenpauschale)
Es gelten die Regelungen und Hausordnung des Parkplatzvermieters. - Sport65 is allowed to cancel this trip 15 days before start in case of not reaching the minium number of participants.
Any costs for booked transfers or transportation to the destination of departure will not be refund by Sport65. - Pick up from the Sport65 Bus or Van along our travel route (Switzerland A5 via Basel-Bern or Basel-Zürich, Austria/Italy A5/A6/A7 via Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Ulm,...) are possible but must be cleared before booking.
Your are a group of 10 people and would like to book a pick up and ride to our destination of departure? Let us know and we will give you a ride in our Van for an extra charge. Frankfurt, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt... - In Self-arrival travel booking you will be responsible for the late arrival, if it is not represented by Sport65.
A claim for damages for non-preserved benefits does not arise from it. - If you choose self arrival we do not guarantee a free seat in our bus or shuttle for transfers to the ski resorts.
If we have free seats we will give you a lift. - Bitte beachtet in jedem Fall unsere Reisebedingungen! Diese sind fixer Bestandteil der Buchung.
Accommodation
Hotel Le Besso Zinal
In the middle of the valley!
A small, cosy and simple hotel with gentle owners and good, typical food!
The hotel Besso is a fully equipped hotel which dates back to 1893. Names after the twin peaks which stand tall from the East facing rooms, the hotel has views over the famous "five four thousands".
The gondola is reachable in a walk of only 350m and in the afternoon you can ski allmost all the way to the hotel!
Facilities and achievement:
- Breakfast buffet with typical specialities of the region
- Dinner with different main courses, salat and desert
- All rooms with shower, toilet, TV, phone, WLAN
- Small bar
- Freer WLAN
- Free parking
Feel free to contact us for further information.
Skiresorts
Zinal
Sorry, we did not translate this ski resort description in English...
Olala - ein Geheimspot, der seine spektakulären Hänge auf dem Silbertablett anbietet...
Klingt blöd, ist aber so: Zinal ist zwar lange kein Geheimtipp mehr für Freerider, aber dank der abgeschiedenen Lage am A... der Welt und dem Stempel "Familienskigebiet" ist es eines der attraktivsten Freerideresorts der Alpen!
Wenn man die uralten Lifte sieht, wird eines gleich klar: Powderhektik á la Arlberg oder Chamonix ist hier ein Fremdwort!
Schon wenn man sich das enge Val d´Anniviers von Siders aus hochschraubt merkt man, dass hier die Uhren anders ticken, dass hier das ursprüngliche noch immer Realität ist und dass man hier von der Gigantomanie anderer Skiregionen meilenweit entfernt ist!
Hoch über dem Rhônetal ist das urgemütliche Bergsteigerdorf am Ende des Tales mitten in den höchsten Gipfeln der Walliser Berge gelegen.
Schon die entspannte Auffahrt mit der Gondel von Zinal aus auf den Corne de Sorebois mit knapp 3000m und vielen Nord-Osthängen lässt eines erwarten: Viel Freeride-Platz!
Warum? Weil es sich hier um das klassische "Familienskigebiet" handelt, das bedeutet man bleibt auf der Piste und lässt das übergrosse Gelände für die wenigen Cracks, die sich hier sammeln.
Der Blick geht endlos über die 4000er des Wallis. Matterhorn, Obergabelhorn, Dent Blanche, Zinal Rothorn,... liegen greiffbar nahe...
Oben angelangt realisiert man sofort eines: Die Dimensionen in denen man sich hier schon mit minimalen Aufstiegen von 10-30 Minuten mit Fellen bewegen kann sind HAMMER!
Bis hinunter nach Zinal oder Grimentz - wir finden immer wieder neue Runs in diesem Eldorado, mit dem weissen Gold, auf dessen Suche wir alle sind...
Aber: PSST! Nicht jedem erzählen...
Daten / Fakten / Wissenswertes rund um das Skigebiet...
- Gesamt Pistenkilometer: ca. 75 km + OHNE ENDE GELÄNDE!
- Anzahl der Aufstiegsanlagen / Lifte: 21 (mit Grimentz zusammen)
- Schneesicherheit: Diese Tal ist eines der berühmten "Schneelöcher" der Alpen!
Im Gebiet von Zinal und im benachbarten (und seit 2014 verbundenen) Gebiet von Grimentz findet man immer genügend Schnee bis weit ins Frühjahr hinein!
Freeride in Zinal/Grimentz:
Geht gigantisch gut! Die Hänge liegen vor allem in Nord- und Nordost Exposition, was immer für guten, pulvrigen Schnee steht.
Genial ist das Freeride Terrain am Combe Durand, wo fast 1000m feinstes Gelände warten. Hier findet nicht umsonst eine der ältesten Freeride Competitions statt, das berühmte "Zinal Freeride".
Mit minimalen Aufstiegen von 10-30 Minuten erreicht man endlos schönes Freeride Terrain, in dem selbst Tage nach dem letzten "Dump" noch mehr als genug Platz für "first lines" ist.
Sensationell und eine von Holgers Lieblings-Freerideruns der Alpen: Die Abfahrt direkt vom Corne de Sorebois hinunter nach Grimentz, über die Staumauer des Moiry Stausee, wo immer wieder wahnsinnig schöne Blicke mitten in die grandiosen Walliser Bergriesen möglich sind und man mitten über die Staumauer fährt...
Dank der neuen Gondel (seit 2014) kann man jetzt sogar wieder direkt retour nach Zinal gelangen und muss nicht mit dem Skibus fahren.
Links zum Gebiet: Zinal
Grimentz
Sorry, we did not translate this ski resort description in English...
DAS Walliser-Dorf mit seinen Traumhängen wartet...
Grimentz gilt als eines der schönsten Dörfer der Schweiz - wer mal dort war, weiss warum!
Fast schon kitschig wirken die uralten Heustadel und Walliser-Häuser, die rund um den kleinen Ortkern mit der Gondel auf die Hänge des Bendolla Gebietes stehen.
Von dort aus fährt man mit absoluten "old-school" Schleppliften bis ganz nach oben in Richtung Becs de Bosson, von wo aus man entweder direkt in schöne Freeridehänge einsteigen kann oder mit Fellen noch etwas aufsteigen kann und weitere Traumhänge vorfindet.
Auch Grimentz trägt den Stempel "Familienskigebiet" - und was das für uns bedeutet wissen wir ja - auf der Piste ist hier schon wenig los, im Gelände noch weniger...
Grimentz liegt ein paar Kilometer vor dem Talende des Val d´Anniviers auf ca. 1500m Höhe.
Seit dem Winter 2013/14 sind die beiden Skigebiete Grimentz und Zinal mit der zweitlängsten Seilbahn der Schweiz verbunden. Das damit größte Skigebiet im Val d´Anniviers bietet Schneesicherheit von Mitte November bis Ende April und diese Verbindung macht es für Freerider noch besser "vernetzt" - man kann schnell auf verschiedene Schneeverhältnisse oder Wetterbedingungen reagieren.
Daten / Fakten / Wissenswertes rund um das Skigebiet...
- Gesamt Pistenkilometer: ca. 75 km + OHNE ENDE GELÄNDE!
- Anzahl der Aufstiegsanlagen / Lifte: 21 (mit Zinal zusammen)
Freeride in Grimentz:
Zinals Möglichkeiten haben wir ja hier schon etwas beschrieben - Grimentz steht dem Gebiet nicht nach! Auch hier kann man mit wenig Aufwand unglaublich viel "Freeride-Ertrag" ernten. Ein Aufstieg zum Sexe de Marende mit Abfahrt zum Moiry Stausee ist schon ein Highlight.
Wie schon erwähnt - dank der neuen Verbindungsgondel nach Zinal (unter der man allerdings nicht riden darf - es ist ein weitläufiges Waldschutzgebiet dort eingerichtet!) ist das Gebiet eine super Ergänzung und die perfekte Symbiose mit Zinal!
Link zum Gebiet: Grimentz
Prices and Booking
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