Head for the Hills: Recent Episodes
Dave Trafford
Traveling lifestyle leisure correspondent Glenn Crouter reports from skiing destinations across Canada and around the world. Glenn is a local Ambassador for the Canadian Ski Council. He contributes his FYI Reports on Newstalk 1010 weekends in Toronto and writes a weekly ski feature writer for the Toronto Sun.
He and Story Studio Network Executive Producer Dave Trafford Head for the Hills for their weekly talk about the latest in recreational and professional skiing.
This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford sit down with Patrick Lemaire, travel media relations account executive for Destination Québec cité across Canada, Latin America, and Asia. They chat about Québec City's European-style offerings, and explore what truly makes it a year-round destination spot, from its four different ski resorts, to indoor and outdoor waterparks, to the bucket list experience of staying at Hôtel de Glace, North America's one and only ice hotel.
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Mark Tilston, Head Coach for the Canadian Alpine Men's Ski Team, on-site in Austria for the 83rd annual Hahnenkamm Races.
They chat about how the team is looking this season, his philosphy for developing and building up both the team and the skier, and why feeling and instinct are just as vital on the slopes as preparation. They also attempt to answer the big question: Why do people even do this?
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
On this week's Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Stefan Cott, Ontario Regional Sales Manager for Oakley. They chat about how goggles are often overlooked by skiers when choosing equipment, and how Oakley's PRIZM lense technology is reinventing eye protection. Stefan also hints at their plans for moving beyond specializing in eyewear.
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Chris Vanderknokke, Vice President of Winter Sports for HEAD Canada. They chat about how skis have become easier (and more fun) to use, and how HEAD Canada's new "game-changing" binding increases safety without sacrificing performance.
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Alain Desmeules, CEO and founder of ewool, professional heated clothing. They learn about how the company started, what makes ewool so effective for skiing (and other outdoor activities), and even which garment's technology was the most difficult to develop.
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Marty Thody, Director of Operations at Boler Mountain in London, Ontario. They chat about the merits of being located in a residential area, plans for the future after celebrating 75 years of operation, and why their new snowmaker is a "game-changer".
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford are joined by Félix Burke, pro mountain biker and public relations for Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort. They chat about how this ski season is shaping up, and what both skiers and non-skiers alike can enjoy at eastern North America's #1 ski resort.
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
Head for the Hills is back!
As ski season returns, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford welcome it in with open arms (and mitts), then chat with Robert Huter (GM/owner of Mount St. Louis Moonstone ski resort) about surviving through the pandemic, and what's in store for this season and the future.
Head for the Hills is sponsored by our friends at ewool. Check out their offerings at ewool.com
This episode wraps up this limited series of Head for the Hills and we want to thank the folks at ewool.com for supporting the podcast.
This week we take a look ahead to see what spriing skiing will look like in Canada this year. We check in with Destination BC, Sunshine Village in Alberta and Blue Mountain Ski Resort in Ontario.
This week on Head for the Hills, Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford talk to Olympian and World Cup ski champion Britt Janyk. She joins us from Whistler, BC.
And Jonathan Reid, VP and GM at Horseshoe Resort in Ontario to talk about the March Break programming for the whole family.
She is an Olymic Giant Slalom champion, a two-time World Cup ski champion, a two-time Lou Marsh Award winner, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and declared Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th century. Nancy Green Raine was also a member of the Canadian Senate between 2009 and 2018.
She joins Glenn Crouter and Dave Trafford on this edition of Head for the Hills.
In this episode of Head for the Hills, Glenn and Dave talk to Tara Lovell at Blue Mountain resort about this weekend's 24-Hours-At-Blue skiing event in support of the Special Olympics.
And Canadian Ski Hall of Famer and Olympian Brian Stemmle joins the show to talk about the state of Canada's national alpne program and his involvement with the Special Olympics.
Today, on Head for the Hills:
Paul Pinchbeck, President of the Canadian Ski Council joins Glenn and Dave to talk abou the upswing in the number of new skiiers and a offering the Canadian Lift Pass (at a bargain) if you're heading to the hills this weekend.
And, we hear from Alain Desmeules, CEO and founder of ewool. The coolest new technology to keep you warm on the slopes.
Welcome to the inagural episode of Head for the Hills with Glenn Crouter and Dave Traffford. Toronto is lucky to have two urban ski centres. One at Earl Bales Park in North York, the other at Centennial Park in Etobicoke. We learned this morning the Centennial Park site has been forced to close because of a shortage of mechanical supplies needed to support equipment on the hill.
Also this week, we highlight the new owners of a legacy ski resort in Central Ontario. Doug Wilkinson not only purchased the family business at Sir Sam's in Haliburton, he made the commitment at the height of the pandemic.
And, what's up on the hills on Family Day? Glenn says the Canadian Ski Council is sponsoring a day for newbie, never before skiiers to try the sport at locations in British Columbia for $30!
Traveling, lifestyle and leisure correspondent Glenn Crouter reports from skiing destinations across Canada and around the world.
He’s is a local Ambassador for the Canadian Ski Council. He contributes his FYI Reports on Newstalk 1010 weekends in Toronto and writes a weekly ski feature writer for the Toronto Sun.
He and Story Studio Network Executive Producer Dave Trafford Head for the Hills for their weekly talk about the latest in recreational and professional skiing.
Head for the Hills is an FYI Podcast produced for Story Studio Network by iContact Productions.