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Timberline Academy Banff

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Banff’s Post-Secondary Outdoor Adventure School + Gap Year Ski & Snowboard Instructor Courses⛷️
Based in Banff National Park, Canada 🇨🇦

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Congratulations to the Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma graduating class of 2026 🍾🎉
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We’re so thankful for this incredible group of individuals. These last two years have been so much fun and we could not be more proud of this group. It’s a big world out there and we can’t wait to see the impact these graduates have. taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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Where Are They Now? Meet Noelle from Boise, Idaho 🇺🇸

Noelle is a recent graduate of the two-year Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma in Banff. Noelle spent this past summer working for a helicopter access glacier trekking company based in Juneau, Alaska. This winter she’ll be heading south to work at the amazing @powderbirdheliski in Utah. An accomplished backcountry splitboarder, mountaineer and AAA human being, Noelle has a bright guiding future ahead. Thank you Noelle! taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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Learning to canoe in rapids as part of the Whitewater Canoe & Raft Guide School! It was a great four weeks combining swiftwater rescue, canoe skills, raft guiding and a final expedition down the mighty Kootenay River 🙏🛶

📸: @maguire_brice

#whitewatercanoeing #raftguides #guideschool #collegelife #mountainlifestyle taken in Kananaskis Country by @timberlinebanff

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Where Are They Now?

Meet Satu! Originally from Finland, and now a newly minted Canadian Permanent Resident, Satu is a graduate of the Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma 🇫🇮

Satu is an aspiring ACMG mountain guide working as a tail guide, program manager at @cloudnineguides and avalanche practitioner in Banff. Satu has been an exceptional teacher, role model and mentor to Timberline students over the past few winters and we’re so very proud to have her as a fellow community member. Thank you Satu!

#mountainlifestyle #guideschool #banff #backcountry #avalanchetechnician taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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7 months ago

Where Are They Now?

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

Jack is a 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!

#mountainlifestyle #guideschool #banff #backcountry #avalanchetechnician taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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8 months ago

It’s a big snow science week here at Timberline Academy! All of our first year students are taking part in the @avalanchecanada Avalanche Skills Training 1 course while our second students continue to hone their backcountry skills for the upcoming @canadianavalancheassociation Operations Level 1 course.

#banff #guideschool #collegelife #backcountry #mountainlifestyle taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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9 months ago

Full send into 2026! Here are some of our favourite moments from 2025 🎉

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10 months ago

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 certification and will be ski touring up the Icefields Parkway this week.

#banff #guideschool #collegelife #backcountryskiing #snowscience #mountainlifestyle taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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a year ago

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.

#banff #guideschool #collegelife #wild #adventure #mountainlifestyle #canadianrockies taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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a year ago

The 2025/2026 winter season is off to a great start in Banff! It’s been a busy few weeks for both first and second year students with Local Ecology & Conservation, Indigenous Relations, Wilderness First Aid, Photography and Risk Management.

We’re excited to hit the slopes this week!

📸: @edenguon @alon.ingerman @harrison_.quain

#banff #mountainlifestyle #collegelife #guideschool #ski #snowboard taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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a year ago

A huge congratulations to the Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma class of 2025! This was an incredibly special group of talented and kind students from all over the world. We can’t wait to see what you do next! 🍾🎉

Special shoutout to @chantszlung for the beautiful yearbook and to @jorisvbergen for the epic photo contributions!

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#graduates #guideschool #mountainlifestyle #collegelife taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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a year ago

Just two months away from the start of our 2025/2026 winter season at Timberline Canadian Alpine Academy! We’re thrilled to welcome a new group of students from all over Canada and the world to Banff National Park 🇨🇦

#banff #mountainlifestyle #canadianrockies #ski #snowboard #guideschool #collegelife #gapyeartravel taken in Banff National Park by @timberlinebanff

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