Boots need to flexible, responsive, and comfortable.High fluorinated waxes dry out your bases and cause them to oxidize (The white, milky look on black bases). Use low fluorinated (base prep) or bio waxes on your skis when you train.Edge angles higher than 3 are very unforgiving and dramatically shorten the life of the ski. Side angles 2 to 3 degrees in general, unless your FIS points are below 50. The ski’s edges need to be smooth, clear of dings and rock damage. Sharp for sure, but you do not want to ski on a saw. Think of a serrated edge like a saw or a bread knife. Too often skis have a hook/ burr that make you think that they are sharp. A smooth, clean edge is more important than the sharpness.The only way to approach equipment to break through the opinions and old wives’ tales is to build out your quiver with a KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) approach your gear on your common sense and some tips from people that have been in your position. “Mike’s got some skis right out of the race room at "XYZ" Company.“The new red hot skis that Marcel are much faster than this years’”.The whispers and rumors about what equipment, tunes, and adjustments the athletes on the World Cup are using tend to complicate the equipment part of the racing equation further. New colors, designs, and gizmos are always exciting. Scott also earned the Ottawa Sports Excellence Award for the most outstanding regional athlete in 1984.Īs the Service Shop lead at Ottawa’s Sporting Life location, Scott brings the energy, excitement and expertise from on the slopes to off the slopes, servicing Ottawa with all their equipment needs.There are many variables in ski racing but none more complex and nuanced than the equipment. He was a member of the 1982-1987 Canadian National Ski team on the Downhill squad, and his career highlights include: racing the Hahnenkamm downhill at Kitzbühel, Austria, finishing 21st in Schladming World Cup DH, 4th overall in the Europa Cup DH standings, and winning Bronze in both downhill and Super-G in the Canadian Championship. Soon after, he fulfilled the role as General Manager of Boots and Boards and Bikes Retail and eventually led his own vision as the Founder and President of two sporting goods companies which both focused on ski.Īlthough Scott considers himself a multi-sport enthusiast, competitive athlete and lover of the outdoors, he’s most notably recognized for his achievements on the slopes. Scott wasn’t even finished high school when he latched onto the excitement of the sporting goods industry. And, did we mention he’s also the boot technician for the Canadian ski team? Chris has worked closely with factory service technicians and manufacturers, building boots to World Cup standards and personalizing set-ups based on individual foot function and biomechanics. When you walk into the Ottawa Sporting Life store, there’s one thing that does not go unnoticed – the talent and expertise he shares from the work he’s done in optimizing equipment set-up for athletes, from juniors to scoring world cup points. Currently, he is the Ski World Cup coach for the men’s Canadian Speed team. Chris is also the former head coach of the Ski Québec Alpin men’s team and club coach at Mont Ste-Marie Ski Resort. He got his start with the National Capital Outaouais (NCO) regional ski team as their head coach and continued on an impressive streak in accomplishments, including obtaining Alpine Canada Performance Level, Licensing and Certification and earning two spots with Alpine Canada as the men's Europa Cup coach and men's development coach. At Sporting Life, Boyd takes pride in using his knowledge and the very best tools and machines in the country to do just that!Ĭhris has been in the ski industry for more than 15 years. As a National Technical Delegate for Alpine Canada, you could say he’s extremely passionate about making race skis “go just a little faster”. He even worked as a support coach and service man to the 2019 development team and national team camps in the spring of 2019 at Panorama Mountain Resort in B.C.Īt one point in time, he was also the proud owner of a small ski service shop focused on providing racing service to regional athletes in the Calgary area. It was that year that he provided service and coaching support to the Canadian women’s team who competed in the 2019 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships in Val Di Fassa, Italy. Fast forward to 2019, and Boyd had continued to make a mark in the industry.
In 1986, Boyd entered the world of coaching and doing service work with alpine athletes, working with club teams, provincial teams and national teams both in Canada and internationally.
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