Canadian Powder Skiing Adventures is a small, guest oriented business. We are committed to providing you with a unique experience beyond your expectations. One of the ways that we accomplish this is by involving highly qualified and very personable guides. The three people most involved in our operation are:

Chuck Gorton – Owner/Operator

Chuck Gorton is the founder and operator of Canadian Powder Skiing Adventures. He is an extremely competent and avid back country skier who lives in Golden, B.C.. His ski tour resume includes the second ski traverse of the Northern Monashee range, the Bugaboos to Rogers Pass ski traverse, and an expedition in the Waddington Range. He has his Canadian Avalanche ski operators Level 2 certification and has been teaching avalanche skills training courses for the last 5 years. A former ski patroller at Kicking Horse Resort Chuck has his outdoor emergency care certification and lots of first aid experience. He also has a degree in Kinesiology from the University of Calgary with a major in Outdoor pursuits.

Mike Taylor - Lead guide

Mike Taylor’s been involved in the ski industry for 15 years. He has worked at resorts in 4 different countries, with experience ranging from repairing ski equipment to driving snowcats. In the summer Mike works for CASA tours in Chile where he is the safety director. Mike’s certifications include; occupational first aid lll and outdoor emergency care first aid, Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Levels l and ll, and telemark instructor. He is also a provider of recreational avalanche awareness courses, and a professional member of the CAA. Mike lives in Golden, B.C. and is an integral part of our tours.

Ian Kirschner

Ian Kirschner is an avid backcountry skier and outdoorsmen. He currently splits his time between working for us, working for Chatter Creek catskiing, and Mistaya lodge ski touring. He has an extensive ski touring resume and has completed several ski traverses in remote and heavily glaciated terrain. Ian has a passion for the outdoors and it shows in his guiding. Ian has lived in Golden for 7 years, he is a former senior ski patroller at Kicking Horse resort, and his certifications include CAA level 2, and Outdoor Emergency care.

Peter Buchholz (UK office)

Pete looks after the sales and marketing in the UK and is a great source of information for skiing in Canada. Since his first skiing holiday aged 5 years old and after many years of skiing in Europe; including a season or two in Chamonix, Les Deux Alpes, St.Anton and Meribel to name but a few, Peter has finally come to understand why Canada is his number one place to go skiing. Peter has spent the last five seasons working as a ski patroller and aspiring guide both in Canada and also in New Zealand. Originally from Jersey in the Channel Islands, Peter has completed what is no doubt a first for a Jersey boy and passed his Canadian Avalanche Association level 2; not bad for someone who grew up in surf shorts on a beach!