BPS ACADEMY

"Working with Tom and being part of the academy is the best investment I have made to improve my skiing. Through Tom's knowledge, expertise, and teachings I feel that I have a true understanding of the sport. Tom's ability to provide an intent helps me focus on a specific daily task. As a result I feel that my skiing continues to improve. Tom and the academy makes you confront your limiting factors and provides a sense of accountability. As Tom's thinking evolves on skiing technique, equipment, etc he is able to communicate a clearer message. It is fun to see how he evolves."

“Being part of the BPS Ski Academy was the most wonderful opportunity to develop my skiing! The very specific video feedback was so helpful in knowing how to fix problems, outlining the most critical element to work on, giving me drills to practise, informing me of what feelings to expect and giving me tools to analyse my own skiing. The coaches’ encouragement motivated me to keep trying and persevering. Watching other people’s videos was also enormously beneficial, as I learnt important points from their feedback. Zoom calls enriched my learning and created a clearer picture in my mind of what to do and how to achieve it. Thanks so much to all the coaches!”

“Jason is an amazing skier and a fantastic coach.  He shares what he is working on in his own skiing and these examples provide insight into your own skiing.  His technical knowledge is superb, and he has an excellent ability to distill his coaching down to the elements that are most relevant to the client at that point in time. What I miss is the opportunity to ski with him in person – that’d be fantastic – but the online coaching he provides is excellent!”

“Tom is tops. As a PSIA level 2 shooting for my level 3, he has been invaluable. I’ve tried private instructors and PSIA clinics, and while they have their place, when I talk with Tom and focus on the topics he curates through his coaching, my skiing gets better. His unmistakable intelligence and depth of skiing expertise, especially in biomechanics, paired with his incomparable library of high quality instructional videos are unmatched. There may be others ways to improve your skiing, but none are better than Tom if you are a high end instructor or recreational skier. Thanks Tom!”

“Demelza, you have a gift. Your attention to detail is amazing (you don’t get level 4 for nothing) but it’s your curiosity and willingness to dive deeper with each one of us that has you stand out from others.”

“Jason was one of my primary coaches last year and it was a transformational year for my skiing.

First off he is an excellent skier and extremely knowledgeable about his craft but more importantly he is able to communicate well what needs to be done to improve your own technique. If one particular approach isn't landing well, Jason can completely come at you from a different angle to help you conceptualize the changes required and the drills to get you there.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Jason during the 2023/24 season as a participant in the Big Picture Skiing Academy as well as skiing with him on snow at two BPS ski camps held at Sun Peaks BC: "Foundations" as well as "Bumps and Moguls". Jason has a deep technical knowledge of skiing coupled with many years of teaching and coaching experience. As a consequence, he was able to quickly assess what I was doing and what I needed to change to take my skiing to the next level. Jason is an excellent communicator; his instructions and demonstrations were clear and concise. I appreciated his feedback and insights. Jason has a passion for skiing which really comes through makes the process fun and enjoyable.”