Exercise Alpine Adventure is about skiing. Cadets spend more time on the slopes than on most school ski holidays so a very high level of fitness is required for a very full week of physical activity. We tend to follow the below daily and weekly templates that is adjusted if necessary e.g. because of changes to weather conditions.
Expedition Plan
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Friday evening |
Depart Bristol and Gloucestershire Wing and South West Region area |
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Saturday |
Travelling – arrival at lodges, unpacking and initial briefing |
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Sunday |
Collect skis and boots from hire shops at Wertach (Vorderburg group) and Sonthofen (Muhle group) – with luck skiing at Oberjoch by 1100 hrs. |
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Monday |
Skiing - probably Oberjoch |
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Tuesday |
Skiing! - probably Oberjoch |
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Wednesday |
Skiing!! - possibly Jungholz |
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Thursday |
Skiing!!! - possibly at another area |
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Friday |
Skiing!!!! – return skis and boots in late afternoon to respective hire shops |
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Saturday |
Early (0500!) departure from lodge – travelling back to UK |
Typical daily routine
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0730 |
Breakfast and prepare packed lunch |
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0845 |
Depart by coach for ski area |
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0930 |
Warm up – skiing activity begins |
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1100 |
Drink at mountain restaurant (cadets to pay their own costs) |
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1230 |
Lunch (packed meal provided)at coach |
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1300 |
Resume skiing |
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1430 |
Drink at mountain restaurant (cadets to pay their own costs) |
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1615 |
Skiing activity ends |
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1800 |
Evening meal at lodges |
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1930 |
Evening entertainment commences |
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2230 |
Lights out |
Evening Activities
Our evening programme has been developed over many years and is planned to keep cadets fully occupied from dawn to dusk. Both lodges follow a similar programme but go shooting and swimming on different nights. The whole party joins up for Thursday’s Gala Night.
Saturday - Initial briefing and settling in
Sunday - Swimming at the Wonnemar at Sonthofen (www.wonnemar.de) where there are slides, indoor and outdoor pools. Alternative venues are the Cambomare Centre, Kempten (www.cambomare.de) and Aquaria at Oberstaufen (www.aquaria.de).
Monday - Quiz evening at the ski lodge. You can be assured that it is not University Challenge standard!
Tuesday - Shooting night at Untergassen Shooting Club
Female and male cadet volunteers then take part in a Bavarian Leg Wrestling competition. The Shooting Club sells reasonably priced soft drinks and plates of chips to the cadets and staff with insatiable appetites.
Wednesday - Indoor games evening at the ski lodge followed by pancakes cooked by our own Celebrity Chef - Squadron Leader Maurice Thompson.
Thursday - Gala Night at Moosbach.
The Gala Night is the climax of the entertainment programme. Both lodges attend and enjoy a cultural evening aided and abeted by the staff dressed up as they have never been seen them before or are very unlikely to be seen again - until next year that is! Enjoyment is guaranteed with plenty of audience participation and cheesy music to create the right atmosphere for people to let their hair down after a hard week on the slopes.
Friday - Packing bags and cleaning up the lodges ready for an early morning departure. Sometimes there is a slide show of the week’s activities.
Evening activities are included in the costs of Exercise Alpine Adventure but cadets are responsible for paying for any food or drinks purchased at the venues.