Mountain Addicts - Guiding and Instruction

Took the AST-1 class out of Revelstoke with Melissa, and I couldn't be happier. Super informative and asnwered all of our questions in a way we could all understand. It was fun and educational, and I can't wait to get out more!

Great AST 2 course. Mel is a extremely talented guide who focused on allowing the students to increase their competence in decision making. This provided an exceptional learning experience and improved their knowledge base in the back country.

I did the AST 1 course and Mel was absolutely amazing. I learnt so much and she explained everything so well to make it easy to understand, This course is great for all experience levels and for just a recap for the coming season! I highly recommend Mountain Addicts and Mel!

I had the opportunity to take my AST 1 with Nik and my AST 2 with Mel. They were both knowledgable, professional, and super personable. I can't overstate how much I've learned from these courses. I feel much more confident venturing into the backcountry now. 10/10 recommend booking a course with Mountain Addicts.

Completed the midweek AST 1 course with Mountain Addicts. Can not recommend this course or Mountain Addicts strongly enough. Our instructor (the business owner) Mel is extremely knowledgeable, professional and generally rad. The course is a must for anyone considering exploring the backcountry and Mountain Addicts does an exceptional job presenting the information. Enjoy!

Did my AST 1 with Mel. She is an amazing teacher and person also. She knows what she is talking about and made me want to know so much more. My first language is french and I could understood really well. She makes sure everybody can feel confortable. I would want her as a ski guide now!

Took my AST 1 over the weekend in Fernie with Mel, and had a fantastic experience - couldn't recommend Mountain Addicts enough! Everything was very well planned out, professional, and organized, but also really enjoyable and a ton of fun.The classroom portion was engaging and interesting, and gave the group good base knowledge which we were able to use in the field on the second day. While we were travelling through avalanche terrain I never felt in danger, as Mel had given us the tools needed to assess risk and proceed with caution. Mel was an awesome instructor, and massively qualified to teach this course!Overall, I feel much more confident in my skills after this course, and I feel as though I have a strong foundation that I can build upon with practice and taking more courses in the future. I strongly recommend taking any courses/guiding with Mountain Addicts. 10/10!

Mel was so professional and knowledgeable. Our AST 1 was a great starting point as an intro to backcountry skiing. She gave us the theory and practical experience to start to build up confidence in decision making in the backcountry. Highly reccomended.