Snake River BASE Academy

11/21/2024

Our 2025 course schedule is now live on our website. This includes Fundamentals of BASE, Object Avoidance, Landing Skills and both Tracking Courses (beginner in Italy, and intermediate in Switzerland).

Fundamentals of BASE:
6-9 February, 2025
4-7 March, 2025
10-13 April, 2025
20-23 May, 2025
19-22 June, 2025
31 July-3 August, 2025
9-12 September, 2025
2-5 October, 2025
11-14 November, 2025

Object Avoidance:
16-19 April, 2025
25-28 June, 2025
8-11 October, 2025

Full schedule is here: https://www.snakeriverbase.com/course-schedule

We are looking at scheduling a rigging course in February, but have not yet finalized the dates for that.

If you don't see dates that work for you, send Tom an email to request specific dates.

Sign up here: https://www.snakeriverbase.com/enroll

SRBA Course Calendar   Fundamentals of BASE6-9 February, 20254-7 March, 202510-13 April, 202520-23 May, 202519-22 June, 202531 July-3 August, 20259-12 September, 20252-5 October, 202511-14 November, 2025 Object Avoidance16-19 November, 202416-19 April, 202525-28 June, 20258-11 October, 2025 Landing...

10/25/2024

Please support the project to put a new ramp at High Ultimate:

We need your help to finance the new ramp at High Ultimate and the platfo… Märsu Analovic needs your support for New Ramp for High Ultimate & Platform for Low

08/08/2024

BASE Rigging Course for Fall 2024 now open

When we launched our Rigging Course, we had no idea how much we'd get done. Hands on supervision from Master Riggers meant that students were able to advance rapidly and take on some major repairs by the end of the course. By the end of four days, students with no previous rigging experience were able to manage complex repairs and big projects.

Successful student projects completed in class have included:

Creation of custom stash bags
Major patches including seams and line attachments
Structural repair and replacement of bridle attachment reinforcement

This course is intended to teach jumpers to do basic maintenance and repair of their gear, and to recognize what repairs should be sent to a professional rigger (or manufacturer).

If you want to avoid the down time and expense of repairs, if you don’t want the jumpers at the drop zone knowing you have a BASE rig, or if you’re just interested in learning more about your gear, this course is for you.

Using normal home sewing machines, students will learn to complete a variety of basic rigging and repair tasks including;

Installation of new line sets
Replacement of velcro
Simple patching of canopies
Construction and replacement of lower control lines
Construction of bridles
Building a stash bag
We will also review appropriate home sewing equipment, inspection and maintenance of BASE rigs, and recognizing which repairs should not be attempted at home.

This course has no pre-requisites, so anyone can join us!

This course will run November 14-17, 2024.

Many basic rigging tasks can be completed on a home sewing machine, without the need for shipping gear or long waits, and without losing use of the rig for weeks.  Our four day Rigging Skills course teaches jumpers to identify which maintenance and repair tasks should be sent to a professio

01/26/2023

2023 Tracking Courses Now Open: Price Reduced
Enrollment for the Summer 2023 Tracking Courses is now open.

The Introductory Course in Italy will be held June 5-9, 2023.
The Intermediate Course in Switzerland will be held June 12-16, 2023.

The total course cost will be $1195 per course.

Successful completion of the Introductory course is a mandatory prerequisite for the Intermediate course. You can schedule both courses back to back, but if your performance on the Introductory course is not sufficient to make the jumps in Switzerland, you will not be allowed on the Intermediate course and NO REFUNDS will be given.

Based on feedback from previous years, we have changed the format this year and reduced the price.

Please Read Before Making a Deposit:

1. Lodging and transportation within Europe are not included in the price. Students are responsible for their own transportation and lodging. This includes shuttle fees and train passes.

2. Landing cards and insurance are not included in the course price. Students will be required to have landing cards at all sites that require them. There is no requirement for insurance, but Snake River BASE strongly recommends getting travel and rescue insurance if your place of residence allows you to do so.

3. All jumps will be done on two piece tracking suits. No wing suits or one piece tracking suits will be used in these courses. Snake River BASE strongly recommends a minimum of 20 skydives in your chosen suit prior to the course. If you need guidance on how to practice in the skydiving environment, please contact us.

4. A minimum of 200 skydives is required.

You can sign up here:

Enroll in a Snake River BASE Academy Course Enroll All Deposit for SRBA Fundamentals of BASE Course $750.00 Deposit for SRBA Object Avoidance Course $600.00 Deposit for SRBA Landing Skills Course $600.00 Deposit for SRBA Object Evaluation Course $600.00 Deposit for SRBA BASE Rigging Skills Course 17...

12/19/2022

THE ARIZONA EXPERIENCE FOR 2023!

We've had a lot of people ask when we will hold our next Arizona Experience, and we've finally settled on the dates for winter 2023. If you are one of the people who have been asking, we will try to contact you directly as well, but if we miss you, here's your notice.

We will never hold an Arizona Experience during the Summer months, because Arizona is HOT during the summer. But during the winter, it's North America's legal BASE playground.

Object Avoidance is a mandatory pre-requisite for this trip, but if you haven't taken Avoidance, it is possible to add one to the schedule in January. If you'd like to do that so you can come to Arizona, you'll want to contact us as soon as possible so we can get that on the schedule.

This will be an unforgettable trip, and a perfect introduction to jumping in Arizona.

 SRBA Experience: ArizonaSnake River BASE’s Arizona Experience is the best way to experience the classic jumps of the desert southwest with professional supervision and guiding to appropriate exit points.Next Experience:28-31 January 2023Personalized Guiding.  Instructors will be at every exit p...

05/18/2022

We have just added two more courses. If you've been trying to get in (we know that most of our courses are full), check to see if these dates could work for you:

Fundamentals August 11-14
Object Avoidance August 17-20

https://www.snakeriverbase.com/enroll

05/03/2022

How do you stash after a jump? 🧳🥷🏽

If you’re still chucking toggles and giving your canopy the ol washing machine stuff, check out our Stashing for Success video on YouTube. Link in our bio 👆🏽

04/29/2022

Cross-hill Landings ⛰

- or landing on an incline parallel to the slope. Crosshill training is important for the times you don’t have a reliable landing zone or you are thrown off your initially planned pattern. 🎯

Who has trained for crosshill landings? What was the experience like for you?

04/29/2022

Tom leaving by example with a solid track 🛸👽🗺

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04/22/2022

Here’s to you, Earth 🌎 ♥️ We couldn’t do it without ya.

Happy ! !

04/06/2022

First solo jump for a winter baby bird ❄️🕊

04/01/2022

Wrapping up the winter laps with another successful group of Fundamentals students 😤❄️

Check out our course schedule for the final summer spots 👆🏽🗓

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