Avalanche Progression

Did both the foundation and avalanche progression course with Stuart both were very well run in a professional and informative matter and of course lots of fun. Would recommend these courses to anyone who has an interest in off piste and back country snow sports.

Last weekend I took the Foundation and Progression courses, which were both fantastic. Both days were packed with information, practical skills, and great powder turns. Stuart was an excellent instructor, guide, and fun guy to ski with. I would highly recommend Avalanche Academy to anybody who is even thinking about chasing the powder off piste.

Just back from a weekend with Stuart for the Avalanche Foundation and Progression courses. Two full-on days packed with learning, really useful advice and some great off-piste guided riding. Would definitely recommend the course if you want to ski or board off-piste and keep yourself and others safe.

I took the Basic Course on Sat Feb 20th followed directly by the Avalanche Progression Course. My review of this second course is again very positive and is the same as my review of the Basic Course: taking a class with Stuart is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant - at least, that was my experience. His course is packed with lots of factual and anecdotal information, taught in a serious manner but somehow kept playful and allows for hands-on practice. Highly recommended! Elke

I'd done the Foundation course the day before, so was curious as to what the Progression would teach us.

Our snow & environment awareness got cranked up yet another level... Analysis of terrain, planning your routes, looking at slopes which had already avalanched and working out why... plus of course some excellent skiing to get to interesting places.

This is an excellent complement to the Foundation course. I would also consider doing this as a refresher course next year.

Thanks for an epic weekend ! I got absolutely everything I wanted from it, and then some.Thanks again.

We got a lot out of the course. I already knew a lot of the information, but didn't know how to use it to plan a day off-piste. Ground and terrain selection is critical, so today was very much what I was looking for.Please pass on our thanks to Tim for his excellent teaching.

Stuart utilised all moments to talk about avalanche awareness, including on all the lifts and during lunch. As a group we were constantly analysing the snow pack and weather and trying to make informed decisions about where to ski. We packed so much into the day including some great skiing. The whole day was enjoyable, informative and well worth the money.

Tim delivered a superb Avalanche Progression course on Monday. The scenarios were very realistic and thanks to his excellent plannning we got some great skiing too !

I've done a fair amount of avalanche training in the past and was treating the progression course as a refresher. This was probably the best training day I've had with a guide. Stuart has put real thought into how to pack a lot of information into a short space of time and, critically how to apply it and make decisions on the hill. I'm sure, were I to do the course again, I'd come away with something new. I'm pretty sure I'll be back.