Jeff Gfroerer - Owner/Operator/Lead Guide

Backcountry FreeRiding Experience: 24 seasons of Lodge based backcountry skiing and 21 winters of guiding. Backcountry skiing since 1976 starting in the Austrian Alps.
Jeff has been taking people Off-piste, in search of powder since 1978.
1984 - 1986 custodian/caretaker at the historic mountain cabin "the Slocan Chief" Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, British Columbia Canada.
1987 - 2005 Founder and manager of Valhalla Lodge in the Southern Selkirks.
1992 - 2001 Operation of The Flint Lakes Cabin.
2000 to present - Mt. Carlyle Lodge.
Beyond working as a custodian and guide from his own lodges, he has also worked as a ski-guide from other lodges, and for various helicopter and snow cat skiing companies in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia.
Jeff has also developed the Snow Terrain Smart System© and the Stability Factor Avalanche Hazard Graph©, which are proving to be valuable backcountry skiing hazard mitigation systems.
Jeff is a Professional Member of the Canadian Avalanche Association - Since 2000.

"Mt Carlyle Lodge is the third backcountry operation which I have built from the ground up, not implying that this is such an awesome task, but it has given me the opportunity to sample three different backcountry locations over numerous winters on a regular basis. I am pleased to say that Carlyle offers the most spectacular setting and mountain scenery and that the diversity and accessibility of choice FreeRide terrain coupled with the outstanding consistent snow quality found at this location, surpasses my last two operations combined."
"I look forward to the possibility of you joining us for an outstanding week of backcountry skiing or boarding."

Leni Neumeier - Owner/Operator/Assistant Guide

Backcountry skiing since 1978 starting in the Alps.
Leni has worked as an assistant avalanche forecaster and has instructed avalanche courses.
She has been active with KMH as the assistant ski guide and custodian since 2001 and also has been involved in the developement of the Snow Terrain Smart System©.
Leni is our certified wilderness first aid responder and also a member of the Canadian Avalanche Association.
Leni also co-ordinates our summer trips from the lodge. She has been leading summer trips through out the Selkirk and Purcell mountains since 1993. Leni has competed in two Eco-Challenge Adventure Races, New Zealand in 2001 and Fiji in 2002.
Leni is also certified by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides as a Hiking Guide - Since 1999.

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