INSTRUCTORS

Adam
Adam is the owner of Snow Safety Australia
Snowboarding since first ski trip to Italy in 1999.

  • Completing Diploma in Avalanche Studies Stage 2
          (Otago Polytechnic)
  • ​CAA Avalanche Operations Level 1
  • ​Canadian Avalanche Association Active Member
  • Partner / Snow Safety Officer for Di5 Adventures in Kashmir.
  • Founding Director of Avalanche Australia.
  • ​Founding Director of Mountain Sports Collective.
  • Avalanche forecaster for:
​          Avalanche Australia
          Mountain Sports Collective​
  • ​​Cert IV Training and Assessment (TAE40110)
  • Wilderness First Aid   (SISSS00108)
He has traveled the world to many alpine areas including  Japan, Canada, France, Kashmir, Israel, Scotland, Italy, Austria, Andorra and New Zealand.

​Adam Has been delivering avalanche training in Australia and overseas since 2014. 

Travels on: Splitboard, Touring Skis or Snowshoes.
Specialty : Splitboard touring, Avalanche Instructor.
Favourite Australian zone : Carruthers Peak NSW, Razorback VIC.
​Favourite international destination : Gulmarg.
Bucket list destinations : Kamchatka, Chile and the Arctic Circle.

A member of Mountain Sports Collective, 
​Avalanche Canada, CAA , Austrian Alpine Club and IATG and SIA
Proud Supporter of POW and FOE. 

Marcus 

  • CAA Avalanche Operations Level 1
  • Wilderness First Aid   (SISSS00108)
  • Avalanche tech for Mountain Sports Collective
  • Ski Patroller at Threbo NSW Australia
  • Ski Patroller at Fernie BC Canada
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Marcus is a Ski Patroller at Fernie in B.C. Canada in the Northern Hemisphere Winter and a Ski Patroller at Thredbo in the Australian Winter.
Travels on: Touring Skis, Splitboard or Snowshoes.
Specialty : Ski touring, Avalanche Instructor.
Avalanche tech for Mountain Sports Collective.

Rowan

  • ​Canadian Avalanche Association Professional member Member
  • Advanced Wilderness First Aid
  • Avalanche blasting permit​
Rowan has been a professional member of the Canadian avalanche association for over 25 years. As a young ski patroller he was fortunate to learn the craft under Parks Canada in the early 1990's. Since then, He has been involved in many operations worldwide including Alaska, New Zealand and Japan. Skiing  and climbing adventures have taken him throughout North and South America. Now he is looking forward to some time down under!

Nicholas

  • ​CAA Avalanche Operations Level 1​​
  • Senior first aid
Nicholas is a Ski Instructor at Mt Hotham in the Australian Winter. He also runs Winter Sports Physiotherapy at Mt Hotham
​Travels on : Touring Skis. 

Paul

  • Avalanche Risk Management Level 5 (ARM L5) Otago Polytechnic New Zealand
  • Wilderness First Aid   (SISSS00108)
  • Snowboarded, toured and summitted major peaks in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, India, Chile, France, Italy & Norway

Tom
Tom Robb has been working as an outdoor educator and adventure tour guide for the past 13 years.
Tom has certificates to guide Backcountry Touring, canoeing, bushwalking, rock climbing, abseiling, surfing, snowboarding, snorkelling and mountain bike riding.  
  • Diploma of Outdoor Recreation
  • Bachelor Degree in Outdoor and Environmental Education.
  • First Responder First Aid certificate.
  • Swift Water Rescuer Certificate.
  • APSI Level 4 Snowboard Instructor
  • Working with Children Check.
​Tom has a huge passion for teaching in the outdoors and is excited to continue his journey guiding young people through not only the wonders that nature can provide, but also the positive impact we can leave on our Earth for generations to come. 

AMBASSADORS

Michaela Davis - Meehan

​We first met Michaela when she booked on an avalanche course in 2014. 
Since then Michaela has won the Freeride World Qualifier Tour for 2019. Winning the FWQ has secured Michaela a spot on the elite Freeride World Tour (FWT) in 2020, making her one of six female
snowboarders and the only Australian athlete (ski or snowboard) to
compete in this extreme event.
Despite her achievements, Michaela’s road to success hasn’t been
easy. A potentially career ending accident resulted in a broken back
in 2010 when she was competing in an elite slopestyle event in
Mammoth, California. This required two grueling surgeries, and
intensive rehab to be able to compete at the highest level again.
With determination, bravery and resilience, Michaela fought her way
back to be selected for the Australian Olympic Shadow team and
compete in the World Championships in Slopestyle.
She later switched her focus to filming (Persian Powder) and to
freeride. After a year off with a knee reconstruction in 2017/18,
Michaela went on to have her best ever year in international
competition, winning the FWQ and her spot in the professional FWT
for 2020. 
Michaela will be hosting  alongside Snow Safety Australia a "Women in the Backcountry" Avalanche course in Jindabyne this year and we will continue to support her on her path to becoming the FWT for 2020.
Images by  Andrew Mazzocato.

OFFICE TEAM

Jacqui

Operations Manager
  • Senior First Aid

Jacqui has spent many season living and working in some great Alpine locations
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Vail -  Colorado - USA 1998-99
Fernie - BC - Canada 1999-2002
Christchurch - NZ 2003-2004

Travels on: Splitboard
Specialty: Operations
Favourite International destination: Canada
​Bucket list destinations: Alaska, Austria