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Special Snowshoeing Experiences

For groups of 4 or more participants, we can offer some exciting snowshoe experiences :

Igloo Building

Our guide will help you construct your very own genuine igloo (or quinzee).  An excellent team building activity ideal for families, friends or corporate groups, igloo building is hard work, but offers great pleasure and reward.  When your igloo is finished you’ll enjoy a well-earned hot drink under your snowy roof. Our guide can come to the garden of your property, or take you to his secret spots to built your snowy shelter. Ideally this is a full day activity, but a small igloo can be achieved in a minimum 4 hours.

Snow Safety Course

Our guide will take you to an area with fresh snow to explain some basic principles of snow composition, the way snowfalls and temperature affect snow stability, and some of the dangers to be aware of when exploring back-country terrain.  The main content of a snow safety course entails instruction in regard to the proper use of an avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel. Consider this course a basic introduction to snow safety – it will not prepare you to explore the off-piste on your own, but is a great way to better understand conditions when you go off piste with one of our guides. The snow safety course is a half day activity, with a minimum of 4pers required.

24 Hours in the Mountains

Departing from the ZigZag office at 12h30, your guide will drive you to the end of the road at 1200m.  Here we clip on our snowshoes and start our 24 hour adventure! Throughout the afternoon you’ll gently climb 650m upwards through the forests to reach a remote alpine hut.  After enjoying the sunset with a drink in hand, we’ll prepare a hearty dinner together.  You’ll spent the night in a dormitory but alas, there will be no shower.  After a continental breakfast, we’ll descend back to Samoëns for a late lunchtime arrival.