Exercise Alpine Adventure is about skiing. Cadets will spend more time on the slopes than on most school ski holidays. A reasonable degree of fitness is required for a very full week of physical activity. We tend to follow the below template. This can be adjusted if necessary for example because of changes to weather conditions.
align="left">Weekly Routine
Friday evening |
Depart Bristol and Gloucestershire Wing and South West Region area |
Saturday |
Travelling – arrival at lodges, unpacking and initial briefing |
Sunday |
Collect skis and boots from hire shops at Wertach (Vorderburg group) and Sonthofen (HAB group) – with luck skiing by lunchtime. |
Monday |
Skiing |
Tuesday |
Skiing! |
Wednesday |
Skiing!! |
Thursday |
Skiing!!! |
Friday |
Skiing!!!! – return skis and boots in late afternoon |
Saturday |
Early (0500!) departure from lodge – travelling back to UK |
Typical daily routine
0730 |
Breakfast and prepare packed lunch |
0845 |
Depart by coach for ski area |
0930 |
Warm up – skiing activity begins |
1100 |
Drink at mountain restaurant (cadets to pay their own costs) |
1230 |
Lunch at coach |
1300 |
Resume skiing |
1430 |
Drink at mountain restaurant (cadets to pay their own costs) |
1615 |
Skiing activity ends |
1800 |
Evening meal at lodges |
1930 |
Evening entertainment commences |
2200 |
Evening activity concludes |
2230 |
Lights out |
Evening Activities
Our evening programme has been developed over many years and is planned to keep cadets fully occupied. Both lodges follow a similar programme but go shooting and swimming on different nights. The whole party comes together for the Gala Night.
Saturday - Initial briefing and settling in
Sunday - Swimming at the Cambomare Centre, Kempten (www.cambomare.de) where there are slides, indoor and outdoor pools. Alternative venues are the Wonnemar at Sonthofen (www.wonnemar.de) and Aquaria at Oberstaufen (www.aquaria.de).
Monday - Quiz evening at the ski lodge
Tuesday - Shooting night hosted each year by the Untergassen Shooting Club. Cadets compete in a competition using target air rifles for the title ‘Expedition Shooting King’. A Bavarian Leg Wrestling competition then follows for volunteers. Soft drinks and plates of chips are on sale.
Wednesday - Indoor games evening at the ski lodge followed by pancakes cooked by our own Celebrity Chef - Squadron Leader Maurice Thompson.
Thursday - Gala Night at Moosbach. Both lodges attend and enjoy a cultural evening aided and abeted by the staff. Enjoyment is guaranteed.
Friday - Review night at the respective lodge usually with a slide show of the week's activities.
Evening activities are included in the costs of Exercise Alpine Adventure. Cadets are responsible for paying for any food or drinks purchased at the venues.