EFoils are my new favorite watersport!! Bryan and his kids were fantastic instructors. The set-up…read moreis so cool, with intercom systems in the helmets, so the instructors can give you step-by-step instructions and tips while you're on the water. Of all the water sports I've tried and taught others to do, this one was the easiest to get the basic skills down. Each one of us were standing on the board within the first 5 minutes. Now, mastering getting up on the foil and maintaining balance took quite a bit longer, which is why I came back the next day. By the end of the second day session, with no further instruction and on a smaller board, I could jump right up on the board and smoothly get up on the foil, stay there a bit and then control it back down without crashing (most of the time). I'm saying all this to give everyone the idea that YOU CAN DO IT! We had 8 of us over 2 days sharing 2 boards (don't worry, you need breaks anyways every 20-30 minutes when you're learning). Some of us tired out quicker, but every one of us gained a comfort with getting up on the board, getting up on the foil and then back down. It's so amazing! It feels like flying when you get up on the foil!

If you are looking for foiling Lessons, rentals or just general super good advice about foils,…read moreBryan Saren at Southwestfoils in Durango is just SUPER! We were in the area and contacted Bryan for back up batteries because we wanted ALL the foiling! He was super responsive to email and very reasonably priced! In addition, my ebox went out on my foil day 3 and Bryan was a Huge resource; offering suggestions to remedy situation as well as advice about contacting Lift! He also loaned me board For the day! I can't say enough good things about this operation! If you are in the area, check them out! You won't be disappointed!! Looking forward to a return trip!

Took an Adobe Lightroom class with Brad Polt-Jones last night. It was just 2 of us - a friend and…read moremyself. We were lucky in that he added the class late, and no one else had signed up for the class. One teacher to two students is probably not the norm... Brad is great - he really knows the product, has lots of patience, uses top of the line equipment (iMacs), was methodical, & organized. I got a good overview on using Lightroom and feel a lot more comfortable using it for my amateur photography stuff. I plan to take Brad's RAW workshop in the future as well. Thanks Brad!

I bought this new SLR camera and have no idea how it works. After a one day workshop with Brad, I…read morefeel like I know all the ins and outs of the camera. He made it very easy to follow and had no problems slowing down the class if there were questions. He went over the basics and that's all that I wanted to know. It was only a one day commitment vs a series of classes. The class was very hands on and he knew every camera that everyone brought. He made it practical and his demos were great. I am very excited to go out and shoot pictures and perhaps take another class to take the pictures to the next level.

Truly amazing organization with the best staff and volunteers! Thanks to Anne Marie , Rachel ,…read moreBrad, Emma, Sam, Eric , Pat, Ross , Bitoro, Ken , Stacey and Carrie for the wonderful week I had taking lessons here ! It really does feel like having a big family that cares about you here on the mountain! The instructors ( volunteer and staff alike ) have the biggest hearts! Highly recommend taking lessons here if you are an adaptive athlete! I also recommend donating to this wonderful non profit organization if you can ! They do so much for our veterans and disabled community members both on a local and national level ! Can't wait to come back!