Winter ABC skills

Tatra Mountain - make the first step into a winter adventure!

The Winter ABC Skills course is a great opportunity to step into wild winter terrain for the first time and find out what skills are important and needed to survive. You’ll learn to use equipment like crampons and ice axe. While having a great time honing those skills you you will gain important winter awareness and knowledge. . This course will give you strong confidence to start your winter hikes independly.  

Basic Information

Dates in 2025


28-29 December 2024
22-23 February 2025

Course price

€350
When only 2 people will book the course the price will increase to 450 €.

What's included

full 2 days of activities with professional instructor/guide , winter skills workshops, special winter equipment.

crampons, ice axe and helmet

Gear You Need

winter boots B1

waterproof jacket and trousers

softshell trousers

warm jacket

base layers top and bottom

warm fleece

2 pairs of warm socks

warm five-fingers gloves, thin inner gloves

hat

gaiters

head torch, flask, 35l backpack

Course Program

Day 1

Meeting at Zakopane at 10:00. Trekking to the Mountain hut. Crampons and ice axe skills, self-arrest practice, a workshop about winter awareness. Finish time around 17:00.

Day 2

Meeting in Zakopane at 10:00. Trekking day, ascent of the peak, winter navigation and map skills, emergency snow cave/shelter. Finish time around 17:00.

Please note that program of the  course is subject to change due to weather and avalanche conditions or other factors.

Important informations

Flights and transport

Please book your flight to Kraków airport. Why not combine this course with a visit to this historic city? Stay in Kraków few days! From Kraków, you can take a regular bus to Zakopane (2h). To maximize your time and have stress-free travel we strongly recommend coming one day before and flying back the day after the course. Zakopane is a busy resort and traffic jams occur very often despite very good transport.

Our meeting

We will collect you from Zakopane each day at 10:00. After the day in the mountain, we will drop you of back to Zakopane.

Your stay in Zakopane

You can book any hotel/hostel you wish in Zakopane. We will arrange a daily meeting point.

Experience of Instructors

The course is run by a very experienced English-speaking member of our Team. Instructor-to-student ratio: 1:6. Please note that you should buy travel insurance which cover high risk sports for the duration of the course.

Experience needed

To be able to take part in this course you should have summer walking experience, For the second day a good fitness level is a must.

Let's Plan Your Next Step In The Mountains With Us?

Join us to perfect your winter skills in the beautiful snow-guaranteed Tatra Mountains!