Sixth ‘Ski Level 1’ training completed

KATHMANDU: JAN. 9 – The Nepal National Mountaineering Guides Association and Nepal Mountaineering Training Institute have completed the 6th Ski Level 1 training. From January 2 to 9, eighteen trainees attended training in Kathmandu’s Kuri village and Dolakha. The program was trained by four mountain guides accredited by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association.

Several studies have proven that ski sports can be enjoyed in Nepal in the same way as are in Europe. Tshering Jangbu Sherpa, Ski Instructor and General Secretary of Nepal National Mountaineering Guides Association and Board Member of Nepal Mountaineering Training Institute, believes that this activity should be given greater prominence since it may help develop winter sports.

Although skiing is an adventurous sport that is featured in many sports competitions throughout the world, the major goal is to develop talented ski players and boost tourism in Nepal, as the country lacks ski players, according to coach Pasang Kaji Sherpa.

“Physical safety is equally crucial for adventure sports,” said coach Tshering Pandey Bhote. However, it appears that the Nepalese government is uninterested in such an ambitious insurance game.

While we are keeping the name of the country high by playing with our lives, the government and the Nepal Mountaineering Association prefer to remain silent. If we get the right support, we can produce skilled skiers and manpower like in other countries. ‘

Since 2015, the Nepal National Mountaineering Pathfinder Association and the Nepal Mountaineering Training Institute have collaborated to organize winter ski training programs. Skiing is an adventurous sport of skiing, so snow is essential for this sport. In Nepal, getting to all of the snow-covered areas is difficult. It is still expensive if reached.

As a result, the trainers claim that they must wait for snow every winter to do the training and that they must do it in the Kathmandu area.

Instructor Tshering Jangbu Sherpa claims that numerous ski instructor studies have shown that ski sports may be enjoyed at Nepal’s Dhorpatan, Makalu Barun’s Mera Peak, Mustang’s Bhrikuti Sayal near Damodar Kunda, Dolakha’s Shailung, and Dolakha’s Kalinchowk Kuri. He also said that skiing would help in speeding up the rescue operation during mountaineering.

In Nepal, there are just 35 ski instructors. Ski Levels 2 and 3 were also planned in Nepal by the Nepal National Mountaineering Pathfinder Association and the Nepal Mountaineering Training Institute with the goal of developing qualified ski manpower, but they were unable to accomplish so owing to a lack of sufficient resources. Norbu Sherpa clarifies.