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Why Choose Snake River BASE Academy?
Comprehensive Instruction
Snake River BASE Academy is the world leader in BASE instruction. Over the past 15+ years, we’ve developed and continued to refine our instructional methods. You’ll move through a planned progression of instruction, building skills in a logical manner.
Come Back for Free
After you’ve finished a Snake River BASE Academy course, you can come back to audit any time you’d like. For free. We encourage lifelong learning.
Gear Use at the Perrine Bridge for Life
Snake River BASE Academy students are welcome to check out BASE gear to jump the Perrine Bridge after course completion. Alumni frequently come back and borrow rigs years later.
More BASE Rigs = More Jumps
Students typically make at least 13 jumps during a Fundamentals of BASE course. Students jump as many as five or six different BASE rigs during a single day. Not stopping to pack between jumps means faster turnaround.
Dedicated Training Facility
Snake River BASE Academy is the only BASE jumping school with a permanent facility. Our campus includes a classroom with monitors for debriefing jumps, a climate controlled packing area, and a rigging loft.
Video Debrief of All Jumps
All student jumps are recorded in high definition video. Each jump is reviewed and debriefed on our large screen monitors. At the end of the course, students receive footage of all their jumps.
Fundamentals of BASE
Snake River BASE Academy’s Fundamentals of BASE course is the most comprehensive introduction to BASE jumping.
Intermediate Safety Skills
Improve your BASE jumping skills with Snake River BASE Academy’s courses on Object Avoidance, Landing Skills, and Object Evaluation.