Timberline Canadian Alpine Academy is a regulated post-secondary outdoor adventure college based in Banff National Park, Alberta.
Timberline Canadian Alpine Academy is a regulated post-secondary outdoor adventure college based in Banff National Park, Alberta. It was founded to train students to become well-rounded outdoor professionals in a leadership capacity. Its mission is to deliver educational experiences in which students learn the skills needed to work and build careers in the adventure tourism industry.
Timberline delivers certificate training programs for students who wish to pursue careers in the adventure tourism industry. Programs range in length from 4 weeks to the two-year Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma. Offerings include a 12 Week CSIA/CASI Level 1 & 2 Instructor Program, a Mountaineering Adventure Skills Program, and a Whitewater Canoe/Raft Guide School. Winter programs focus on ski/snowboard instructor training, mountain rescue, avalanche science, backcountry skiing and leadership training. Spring programs focus on whitewater canoe and raft guide training, swiftwater rescue, rock climbing, hiking guide training, glacier travel, crevasse rescue, alpine expeditions, conservation and local ecology.
Indoor training typically takes place at 333 Banff Ave or 100 Norquay Road, Banff, Alberta. Outdoor training takes place at a variety of locations in Banff National Park, Kananaskis Provincial Park, Jasper National Park and Kootenay National Park. Learning spaces include indoor classrooms. Timberline provides fully furnished student housing for all students, who live with peers from across Canada and abroad.
Timberline offers standard admission to the Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma. Direct entry into the second year of the Outdoor Adventure Guide Diploma is also available.