A group of children at the Risk’n’Fun Next Level Freeride Camp on Kitzsteinhorn, the instructor demonstrating with a shovel how to search for people in an avalanche emergency | © Stef Scheitl ©Stef Scheitl
RISK'N'FUN LOCALS

January 4, 2026

On Sunday, January 4th, 2026, the Alpenverein Academy will host the risk’n’fun LOCALS Day for local youth at the Kitzsteinhorn.

Freeriders aged 10 to 12 will be out on the slopes off the groomed pistes with professionals from the Austrian Alpine Club. The focus is on raising awareness for safe riding in open terrain: What makes a run safe? How do you communicate within a team? What emergency equipment is necessary and how does it work?

In addition, basic skills for a successful freeride day will be taught. Expert input from the risk’n’fun team, combined with your questions, promises an intensive, educational, and hands-on day in the mountains.

PARTICIPATION

  • Skiers & snowboarders
    aged 10 to 16 years
    (Two groups: Group 1: 10–12 years, Group 2: 13–16 years)
  • Maximum 10 participants per group
  • Required equipment
  • Free rental available: probe, shovel, and avalanche transceiver (LVS)

Details & registration Group 1

Details & registration Group 2

 

A group of children at the Risk’n’Fun Next Level Freeride Camp on Kitzsteinhorn, guided by an instructor holding an avalanche beacon | © Stef Scheitl ©Stef Scheitl
Two children trudging through deep snow with an avalanche beacon and shovel | © Stef Scheitl ©Stef Scheitl
The instructor at the Risk’n’Fun Next Level Freeride Camp on Kitzsteinhorn shows a child how to use an avalanche beacon | © Stef Scheitl ©Stef Scheitl
A group of children at the Risk’n’Fun Next Level Freeride Camp on Kitzsteinhorn, guided by an instructor holding an avalanche beacon | © Stef Scheitl ©Stef Scheitl