Exercise Alpine Adventure utilises a variety of the ski areas in the Allgau typically visiting about four different areas during the week to provide cadets with experience of a range of slopes.
Here is some information about the ski areas and links to their websites for more details. Use their webcams to check out the latest snow conditions.
Oberjoch
Normally our venue for the first few days of the exercise. It provides some of the best introductory slopes that enable beginners to improve their confidence and competence on skis. More experienced participants are able to take advantage of a wide variety of runs that span the mountain.
Jungholz
We will normally visit Jungholz at some point during the week. It is situated in a small enclave of Austria and we literally cross an international border to ski there. Jungholz offers a number of runs of varying gradients that all end up at the one place. It is therefore a very convenient area to operate in. Jungholz also has a number of restaurants that many cadets and staff believe serve the best desserts in the Alps.
Steins
A rural venue providing a variety of different ski runs. Access has been greatly improved thanks to the introduction of a new gondola. In 2010 a brand new restaurant opened high up on the slopes enabling ‘pit stops’ to be taken without having to descend to the base area.
Hundle
Sometimes used on our final day. Hundle has two base stations and gives cadets the challenge of skiing across a mountain.
Ifen
With a summit at 2232 metres, Ifen is our highest ski area and the environment is akin to the high Alps in Austria and France. There is normally excellent snow on the upper slopes and the runs to the base are spectacular for all grades of skier.
Other areas we sometimes visit include:
Bolstering - www.bolsterlang.de
Grunted - www.gruentenlifte.de
Fellhorn - www.fellhorn.de
Hornerbahn - www.hoernerbahn.de
Osterschwang - www.go-ofterschwang.de
Ski Awards
Cadets work towards their UK Snowlife Awards. The awards set targets to enable a skier to build their abilities, confidence and knowledge.
The Snowlife Awards are based on star grades from one (elementary) to nine (advanced).
NOTE:- If you already have a Snowlife Award book from a previous trip ( even if it was not with the ATC), please bring it with you.
You can find out more details at snowsportengland.org.uk.