Winter Ready: Eryri
  • Plas y Brenin
  • 2 Days
  • 6 People to 1 instructor

Winter Ready: Eryri

  • Hike
  • Intermediate
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Overview

Get winter-ready and make sure your skills, kit and decision making are up to scratch before heading into the mountains this winter.

Winter in Eryri can be spectacular. Crisp mornings, clear mountain air, snowy summits and the crunch of ice underfoot can make for some of the most rewarding days in the mountains. But winter also brings shorter days, rapidly changing weather, poor visibility and more serious consequences when things don't go to plan.

Winter Ready is a practical, two-day skills refresher designed to help you prepare for the challenges of the Welsh winter.

Through a combination of classroom sessions and practical mountain-based training, you'll revisit the essential skills you need to plan and manage winter days safely and confidently. We'll look at everything from choosing the right clothing and equipment to navigating in poor visibility, interpreting weather and avalanche forecasts, choosing appropriate routes and dealing with emergencies.

Whether you're preparing for your first winter season or looking to refresh your skills after a summer spent in the mountains, this course will help you start the winter with greater confidence and a more considered approach to your mountain days.

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The Objectives

By the end of the course, you'll have:

Greater confidence in preparing for winter mountain days

A better understanding of winter-specific hazards and changing mountain conditions

The knowledge to select and use appropriate winter clothing and equipment

Practised essential ice axe and crampon techniques

Improved your ability to navigate in poor visibility

An understanding of how weather and avalanche forecasts can influence your plans

Greater confidence in making appropriate route choices

A clearer understanding of how to respond to emergencies and changing circumstances

Itinerary

* Please note: Itinerary is subject to weather and availability.

Over the 2 days, we'll aim to cover:

Kit and clothing – what to wear, what to carry and how to make sure your winter equipment is fit for purpose

Ice axe and crampons – essential techniques for moving safely on snow and ice

Winter navigation – practical techniques for navigating when visibility is reduced and familiar features disappear

Weather and avalanche forecasting – understanding the information available and using it to inform your plans

Safe route choice – assessing conditions, terrain, weather and daylight when deciding where to go

Emergency procedures – considering what can go wrong and what to do if your plans change unexpectedly

Winter decision-making – developing a more cautious and informed approach to managing risk in the mountains

Experience Required

Winter Ready is ideal for anyone who enjoys mountain walking or mountaineering and wants to refresh their skills before the winter season gets underway. You don't need to be an experienced winter mountaineer, but you should have some previous summer hillwalking or mountain experience and be comfortable spending a full day outdoors in the mountains. It's particularly suited to those who:

Are preparing for their first winter season in the mountains

Have some previous winter experience but want to refresh their skills

Haven't been winter walking for a few years

Want to check their kit and knowledge before the snow arrives

Are planning winter mountain days in Eryri or elsewhere in the UK

Want to build confidence before progressing onto more challenging winter objectives

Available Course Dates

Start the booking process by selecting a course date, then adjust your details to suit your requirements.

Course Start Date
Duration
Cost*
Course Start Date
24th October, 2026
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£190.00
Residential:
£330.00
Course Start Date
7th November, 2026
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£190.00
Residential:
£330.00
Course Start Date
5th December, 2026
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£190.00
Residential:
£330.00

*If your course is based at Plas Y Brenin, Capel Curig, residential prices include catering from the morning of your course start date and cover the duration of your course, accommodation starts on the night before your course commences to the morning of the last day of your booking.

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