Skiis & Biikes Team is not a Race team, but a team of staff that enjoy the sport we work in. We are on the hill at every opportunity.

Rather than believing what you read in a commercial publication, where the best ratings tend to go to the companies that purchase the biggest ads, and most of the testers get free equipment from their supplier of choice; we offer an honest, unbiased opinion from our in house test team, of all ages, weights & skill levels.

Paul Montgomery. 5’9” 175lbs.Age 52. Ex and still Racer.(Slalom, GS & Snowboard. Skis everything and skis it FAST. Loves steeps & powder. Travels to ski when possible; east & west. Still takes lessons. Skis with family as well.

Sharon Montgomery. 5’5” Average weight, Age 40+. Sharon (a better skier than she thinks) fits best into the “Cruiser” category when she is not in racing lessons. She loves wide open groomed trails, skiing with her family in the east and “The Rockies” as well.

Brian Babcock. 5’11” 200lbs. Smooth and technical. Skied since his 3rd birthday. Former Examiner and Ski School Supervisor. PSIA 20 yr. Gold Shield. “Now that I am not responsible for “training the trainer,” I just ski for FUN blending varied techniques as the equipment and conditions allow.” Brian has 2 speeds… “stopped” and “gone.”

Grace Babcock. 5’3” 100lbs. Aggressive non-expert. Will ski almost anything (follows Brian anywhere) except deep powder. She actually prefers hard pack and ice. (Grace learned to ski in New England) Likes speed and medium to long radius turns on slightly longer skis with a forward binding position.

Chris Vanderknokke. 5’11” 215 lbs. Hardgoods manager at our Mississauga store. Aggressive, powerful, skier. Prefers steeps and high speed GS type turns. Taught skiing for 10 years. Non-racer.

Rob Kaye. 5’11” 163 lbs. 36 years exp. Advanced but recreational skier. Mostly self-taught. Prefers wide open steeps, groomed and high speed “big honkin” turns.

Kathy Kaye. 5’6” Average weight, admits to being “over 30.” Although Kathy was hesitant to even be included in our test; her input on 2 ski models should not be overlooked. Kathy, (an aspiring carver) has moved up to a Women’s Performance ski, stepping her skills and speed up a notch or two. Women looking to boost their confidence should look closely at Kathy’s favourites.

Marc Cormier. 5’9”.170lbs. Over 40 years on skis, with 27 yrs in our industry. Former long-board, (really long) skier, Marc now prefers the new skis but in a size and model that still invites speed and aggressive carved turns. Skis east and west.

Sean Lasseter. 5’5” 165 lbs. 24 years exp. Aggressive, athletic type 3 skier. Ex-racer. Likes to ski steeps and high speed GS turns but don’t count Sean out when it comes to short turns on radical side-cuts.

Ben Bradshaw.5’8”.180lbs. Aggressive advanced skier, former ski industry corporate rep. Ben loves speed as well as pulling serious G’s in the turns. Shaped skis actually brought him back from the “Dark Side” (Snow boarding)

Kevin Brown, 5’10” 180lbs. Former instructor and freestyle competitor. Still enjoys steeps and bumps. Moderately aggressive, but always striving for good form & technique. Prefers short to medium radius turns (lots of ‘em) on radical side-cuts.

Brett Proctor.5’8”.180 lbs. Age 34. 31 years on snow. Aggressive, expert level skier. Also boards. Brett favours the steeps and loves powder. Skis out west at least once a year and prefers GS and mid-fat skis.

Tracy Burnie. 5’2,” average weight. Admits to being over 30. Intermediate to advanced skier. Skis the whole mountain except
moguls. Usually prefers long medium to long radius, GS type turns.

Dean Campbell. 5’7” 135lbs. Skiing 12 years. 1 year CSPS. Aggressive, sometimes technical skier. Prefers high speed GS, but also jumps, park and pipe. Dean is not a “mogul” fan.

Len Laing. 6’1” 180lbs. Age 35. Just entering the “carving turns category.” Len has skied for 5 seasons. Ontario only at this point. His
likes include moderate speed and big GS type turns. Len discovered that lessons are the quickest way to progress, eliminating bad habits before they become ingrained. Muscle memory can be a huge negative, if not learned effectively.

Mark George, 230lbs, Skied since 82, involved in the Ski industry since 85. CSIA Level 3, Level 2 Coach. Taught at Big White, Whistler, Aspen and Beaver Creek. Loves ripping high speed GS arcs but can also be found in the fall line, cranking out quick Slalom turns.

Hektor Sliho. 24 years old, 6’0”, 205 lbs., type 3 skier. Skiing since the age of 6, and now Ski Patrol at Craigleith. Likes to start it slow with short radius, and then just open it up to some big GS turns and high speed.

Brad Lancop. 5’10”. 175 lbs. 21 years old. Skied since the age of seven, and involved in the industry since 1996.Advanced “western style skier”. Self taught. Enjoys high speed carves with the occasional rip through the park, and also loves the steeps and plenty of powder.

Craig Hughes, 5”9” 175lbs. Level 2 Race Coach. 20 years skiing. Prefers Slalom Race skis. Owns the Atomic SL11 and too many others to mention. Skis everything including the Park & ½ pipe. Raced FIS and competed in the Nationals, now Craig now skis for fun as well as coaching. (over 70 Days per season)

Sandy Proctor, 5”10” 195lbs. Skied since age 17. An old boy who has skied a lifetime. . . . . still not very good, but enjoys every minute of it, and he’s still learning. Sandy prefers smooth linked turns on aggressive terrain, (no moguls) and skis mainly in the east. Shaped skis have allowed Sandy and his old hockey knees to continue skiing and improving. “Skiing is still FUN”