Timberline Canadian Alpine Academy

Where Are They Now?

Meet Jack! Originally from the UK, and newly minted Canadian Permanent Resident, Jack is a graduate of the Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma. 🇬🇧

Jack is Banff community member and spends his winters working as an Avalanche Technician and Ski Patroller at Mount Norquay in Banff. In the summer, Jack works as an ACMG Via Ferrata guide. Jack has also had a hand teaching programming at Timberline Academy to aspiring mountain professionals. Thank you Jack!

Backcountry programming is well underway for our second-year Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma students as part of the Ski Guide Training II course.

This crew is busy preparing for the upcoming Avalanche Search & Rescue Level 1 and will be ski touring up the Icefields Parkway this week.

We have just wrapped our first big week of on snow CSIA & CASI training! It’s snowing lot’s in Banff so we’re excited to keep the early winter momentum going! Here’s what’s on tap for programming this coming week:

Winter Skills Instructor Internship students are continuing with CSIA & CASI training, Local Ecology & Conservation I, Photography I and Gear Tuning.

Second Year OAG Diploma students are busy with Local Ecology & Conservation II, Risk Management II, Photography II, Indigenous Relations II and Ski Guide Training II.