Steve has lived in Fernie off and on for over 25 years and skied in the area for close to 30 years. He worked his way up from summer park maintenance and ski bumming in the winter to year round guiding and now management of Island Lake Lodge. Steve is a member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, a professional member of the Canadian Avalanche Association and has an educational background in Environmental Science.

Steve has been the owner operator of private guiding company for 10 years and loves sharing the wonderful mountains of BC with people from all over the world.