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Except for « SAFETY DAYS » offers, the suggested retail price for the Discovery is CHF 229.00. The suggested retail price for ST1 is CHF 499.00.
ISTA has no control over the final course price. It can vary based on offer, instructor, location and group size.

A propos

ISTA has the avalanche training for you!

Do you enjoy the mountains, powder snow and skiing? Would you like more freedom, pleasure and safety?

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Offer a gift for life to the person of your choice and share the exclusive experience of an ISTA avalanche course.

Booking

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Cours

Discovery

Introduction to the ISTA program

A propos

Our goals, our values

ISTA aims at increasing freedom, pleasure and safety for winter sports amateurs.

Méthode

The Program

ISTA is an international, progressive avalanche awareness training program for backcountry enthusiasts.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

We are here to help you

Expert

Stephan Siegrist

Since the age of 26 years, Stephan has earned his living as a professional alpinist and mountain guide.

Cours

ST1

Basic avalanche risk prevention skills

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#4 Xavier De Le Rue

Xavier De Le Rue, legendary snowboarder, multiple Freeride World Tour winner and former cross world champion shares the importance of education. Thanks Xav!

Expert

Robert Bolognesi

Robert Bolognesi is a nivologist and director of the Meteorisk bureau in Sion where he has studied avalanches for more than 35 years.

Verbier

WORLD’S BEST CROWNED AT FWT19 XTREME VERBIER

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#7 Eva Walkner

Eva Walkner, two-time world champion Freeride World Tour, amazing journalist & film maker from Austria.

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#4 Xavier De Le Rue

Xavier De Le Rue, legendary snowboarder, multiple Freeride World Tour winner and former cross world champion shares the importance of education. Thanks Xav!

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#3 Mathieu Gschwandtner

Mathieu Gschwandtner ISTA ambassador

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#1 Ariana Tricomi

Ariana Tricomi, World Champion of the Freeride World Tour 2018

Verbier

Freeride World Tour Finale

The Freeride World Tour ends in a beautiful and sunny Verbier with the grand finale.

Katmandou / NEPAL

Swiss Sherpa Foundation

100 Sherpas ISTA Certified! Words from Mischu Wirth, partner at Kobler & Partner and ISTA instructor.

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Freeeride World Tour

A safety workshop with the FWT Athletes.

Münich

ISTA partners with Guidefinder

Guidefinder is an app created by mountain enthusiasts for mountain enthusiasts to share their passion

Film

PERSEVERANCE

Swiss freerider Richard Amacker’s new film

Chamonix

ISTA partners with Explore-Share.com

ISTA is very excited to launch a partnership with Explore-Share.

Münich

BETWEEN

Winter is just around the corner and this Shades of Winter film by Sandra Lahnsteiner will be all the motivation you need.

Zermatt

It’s coming

It’s coming, folks: first snow has fallen on our mountains and the peaks are turning white again.

Zermatt

PdG 2016

Starts in Zermatt are scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, and Friday, April 22, 2016.

Verbier

Xtreme Verbier

The first weekend of April saw the Freeride World Tour return to its spiritual home in Verbier.

Truckee

JT Holmes

When an avalanche rips out from under you...

Nendaz

Nendaz Freeride 10th Edition

The athletes put a superb spectacle for the fans during the finals of the Nendaz Freeride

Fieberbrunn

Freeride World Tour ST1 Training

Some of the tours best FWT riders came together to complete their ST1 training!

Chamonix

Follow the Pros

Thank you to the first riders of the Freeride World Tour who recently did their ISTA training.

Zermatt

Champions, Champions, and... Champions!

Dream AMBASSADORS!

Spindrift

ISTA around the world!

What better way to symbolize our international development than a campaign to sail around the world in record time?

Zermatt

Wham, Boom, Bam, thank you GUIDES!

Over 30 new MENTORS, all UIAGM certified, some of which came from far away!

Lausanne

3 fascinating days

5 experts

Lausanne

Steffen Mackert is in the house!

A great artist joins the ISTA team!

Verbier

Final session

Last test day of the avalanche course!

Verbier

The snow tests continue

High delegation of the Bureau des Guides de Verier as well as some of the Swiss Ski School teachers discover ISTA

Verbier

New partnership

The Freeride World Tour chose ISTA as their Education Partner

Verbier

Viva Italia!

We were pleased to welcome Val d’Aosta delegation composed of members of the Montagna Sicura Foundation

Verbier

First tests on snow

The first official tests for the DISCOVERY and ST1 trainings took place in Verbier (VS) last February 20th and March 7th.

SCOTT-SPORTS

Safety is a priority at SCOTT. As manufacturers of Wintersports gear, outerwear, and safety equipment, we are very happy to have found a partner that can, through backcountry education and training, help keep our customers even safer when in the mountains. Quality is, in every aspect, an important part of what we do and believe in, and we look for this in our partners also – we are very happy to say we’ve found this in our partnership with ISTA.

Niall Bouzon,
Marketing Manager Wintersport