Skiing is a male dominated industry. We make up more than half of skiers on the slopes and that ratio skews even farther when it comes to the employees, both at the resort and at the companies that make the gear we rely on. Happily there are exceptions to the rule.
To celebrate Women’s Day we rounded up a few of the women founded, owned or run companies in the ski industry. If we missed any let me know: ryan@skicanadamag.com
Coalition Snow, women specific skis made by women, www.coalitionsnow.com
Skida, toques, bandanas, neck warmers and other ski accessories, skida.com
Wild Rye, ski layering just for the ladies, wild-rye.com/shop-ski
Nibz, facemarks and neck warmers from Whistler based pro snowboarder, nibz.ca
Krimson Klover, cool prints on layers, krimsonklover.com
Orsden, performance ski apparel for guys and gals, www.orsden.com
Shit That I Knit, stylish and cute knit toques, shitthatiknit.com
Burton, we included them for their apparel. The behemoth’s CEO is Donna Carpenter, www.burton.com
MyMayu, cool kids winter boots from Vancouver, www.mymayu.ca
RYAN REPORT is a frequent web post by Ski Canada magazine’s technical editor, Ryan Stuart.
