Snow-Shoe St Bernard 2 day 2 night experience

Beginners snowshoe experience, completing the famous pilgrimage to St Bernard's Monastery. Along the way, you'll also visit Barryland - home of the Grand St Bernard dog!
This two-night and two-day experience allows us to have fun and a true outdoor adventure as a group.

We have 20 years plus each experience of running trips in the mountains and living in Switzerland. We are originally English but have lived here for many years. Our team are all UIMLA International Mountain Leaders or UIAGM Mountain Guides. This is an ideal trip to meet new people and have a new experience.

If needed we pick you up at Martigny train station. We will begin by having dinner and appero together and learning about all the equipment we need to be safe in the mountains in winter. We stay in a Dortoir in the valley with an attached bar! It is modern and spacious but we share a room and bathrooms. (you can have your own room for a supplement).

After breakfast the next day we will head out from our base in the mountain valley, to a location that's fantastic for gaining snowshoe skills - learning how to move over the snow with ease. We'll also complete a small journey into the Swiss wilderness, with incredible mountain backdrops. We will also learn about what to do in an avalanche situation and how to avoid one. In the afternoon you'll then visit Barryland - home of the famous Saint Bernard dogs!
We'll return to the hostel for another filling dinner and to review the day.
The next day we will have an early start on the trail to ascend the 3 hours to the Grand Saint Bernard Monastery, where we will break for tea and food with the monks. Afterwards, we'll make a short journey across the Italian border, before returning back into Switzerland and descending back to the valley.

THIS PLAN IS WEATHER DEPENDENT, in the case of really foul weather/ avalanche risk we will undertake an alternative.

You'll be dropped back at the train station to make it home that evening.

Why Us?
Experience - we've been running these trips for years.
Safety - we know the locations and the weather and always look after you and show you how to look after yourself.
Fun - Our trips are all about meeting new people, having food and laughter and experiences together.
You leave this trip with skills, memories and friends.

Months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Days:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Suggested dates: 18th - 20th December 2020, 30th Dec 2020 - 1st Jan 2021 NYE SPECIAL, 8-10th Jan 2021, 22-24th Jan 2021, 12-14th Feb 2021, 5-7th March 2021, 12-14th March 2021, 2-4th April 2021, Other dates on request
Duration: >1 day
Duration details: 2 days
Min. guests: 1
Max. guests: 12
Group size: 12
Minimum age: 18
Activity level: Moderate
Skill level: Beginner
Start times: 1800
Included services: Guides, Equipment. Accommodation in shared room. Dinner x 2 Breakfast x2 Entry to Barry Land, home of the Grand Saint Bernard Dogs.
Things to bring: Sleeping; Sleeping bag liner,Ear Plugs Trekking boots: 4 season waterproof, warm, lightweight Clothing: Pair of synthetic under-top and bottom (long johns or similar) comfortable shirt for the evening hiking socks spare underwear fleece light down or Primaloft jacket waterproof jacket and trousers hiking trousers sun hat, warm hat, waterproof gloves Dry bag and Backpack (30 litres) Travel towel Water bottle and/or thermos flask Sun protection Toiletries Headtorch Hand sanitiser and mask
Requirements: None
Extra services: Drinks, Lunch, Single Room Supplement
Additional information: This is all about fun, meeting new people, food, and fresh air. Expect to be pushed, to learn and to have a great time.
Language:
Italian
English
German
French
Spanish
Dutch
Greek
Russian
Hebrew
Chinese
Arabic
Japanese
Thai
Portuguese
Polish
Danish
Swedish
Norwegian
Finnish
Czech
Hungarian
Ukranian
Meeting point: Matrigny Train Station, Valais, Switzerland
Contact me: to check availability and price, or if you want to book for a large group.
Cancellation policy: STRICT: full refund if you cancel at least 30 days before the experience is scheduled to start, or within 24 hours of purchase.
Communication policy: Always communicate through Yakki. To protect your payment, never transfer money or communicate outside of the Yakki website or app.
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€450 per person