Opening a mountaineering and ski touring school

Mountaineering and ski-mountaineering schools may be set up on the initiative of a group of at least three mountain guides who intend to associate for the technical-functional co-ordination of the activity of teaching mountaineering and ski-mountaineering techniques with the exclusion of skiing techniques on downhill and cross-country tracks as well as teaching climbing, canyoning and canyoning techniques.

Also mountaineering guides, in both grades, may take part in the schools for the performance of the activities allowed to them.

Mountaineering and ski touring schools must be authorised by the Provincial Council.

The submission of the SCIA is subject to the following conditions:

• the school is managed by a mountain guide-master mountaineer enrolled in the provincial professional register of mountain guides-master mountaineers;

• the teaching activity is carried out exclusively by mountain guides-mountaineering instructors and aspiring guides who are registered in the respective provincial professional register. The number of aspiring guides must not exceed the number of mountaineering guides;

• the accompanying activity is carried out by aspiring mountain guides and mountaineering guides enrolled in the respective register as well as mountain and territory guides and medium mountain guides enrolled in the respective special list. The number of territory guides and medium mountain guides must not exceed the number of mountaineering guides and aspiring guides.

The application may be submitted by the mountain guide-teacher registered with the provincial professional register.

Submit the Certified Declaration of the Start of Activity (SCIA) via PEC at serv.turismo@pec.provincia.tn.it.

The following documents must be attached to the application

• minutes of the meeting at which the director was appointed
• copy of the school's memorandum and articles of association
• internal rules of procedure of the school
• reproduction of the school's sign and any emblems or badges
• declaration of the school's and members' liability insurance cover
• copy of valid identity document
• privacy statement pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of EU Regulation No 679 of 2016 (which must be reproduced for each individual member of the school's staff and duly signed by them)

The mountaineering and ski mountaineering school is obliged to inform the provincial structure responsible for tourism of the loss of one or more of the requirements for the institution as well as any changes to the deed of incorporation, the statute or the regulations of the school.

In the case of failure to communicate, the provincial structure responsible for tourism adopts reasoned measures to prohibit the continuation of the activity.