Greg is the ever present owner of California Ski Company. Greg started skiing in central Pennsylvania as a small child. Moving to California as a teenager, Greg spent most High School weekends at Bear Valley. After college Greg was involved in the bicycle industry with Pacific Bicycle as part owner and general manager. This job left most of his free time in the winter months. Most of this time was spent skiing and he continued to grow a passion for the sport. A Masterfit Master Bootfitter, Greg is also a skilled ski tech. Racking up 20 plus days per year testing skis from our brands as well as others, Greg usually gets in 40-50 total ski days yearly from Sugar Bowl to Switzerland to Chili. If it is winter and Greg is not skiing, you can find him here.
Boot fitting: 15 years
Skiing since 1965
Favorite ski area: Sugar Bowl CA, Deer Valley UT, and Davos in Switzerland, to name a few.
Favorite terrain: Groomer cruising, powder skiing in trees, exploring the mountain
Skis: “I have a lot of skis. My current favorites are Head World Cup i.SL RD, Fischer Big Stix 110 (that I got to build at the Fischer factory), Wagner Customs, Fischer Watea (touring set-up), Skilogik Front Burners.”
Boots: Fischer Vacuum, Dale Boot, Black Diamond Quadrant(Backcountry) are my favorites but I try a new boot each year – whatever seems interesting.
Binding preference: Kneebinding
Skiing style: “Focused on smiles; I’m over the adrenaline thing.”