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Karshy, Al

  • CA-BC-KA002
  • Person
  • fl. 1980s-

Al Karshy attended the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp at Whistler Mountain in 1980.

Kaschl, Darryl

  • CA-BC-KD002
  • Person
  • fl. 1980s-

Darryl Kaschl attended the third session of the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp at Whistler Mountain in 1980.

Kashino, Daikichi

  • CA-BC-KD003
  • Person
  • fl. 2000s-

Daikichi Kashino grew up in Whistler and attended Whistler Secondary School. He practiced taekwondo at the Whistler Taekwondo School.

Kass, Danny

  • US-VT-KD001
  • Person
  • September 21, 1982 -

Danny Kass is an American professional freestyle snowboarder who competed in slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air. Kass was born on September 21, 1982 in Pompton Plains, NJ and began snowboarding in the area at the age of twelve. His home slopes are what are now known as Hidden Valley and Mountain Creek ski resorts, both located in the mountains of Vernon Township and Highland Lakes. After several years of snowboarding around the mid-Atlantic states, Kass entered the Okemo Mountain School in Vermont to focus more of his time on riding some of the halfpipe and terrain park in the East. In 2001, after winning his first pro halfpipe victory at Okemo, VT, Danny was almost arrested for underage drinking after putting away most of his sponsor’s beer at an industry convention. A few years later, he was arrested twice in New Zealand, once for possession and another time for driving his van up a ski run in Cardrona, NZ. Nevertheless, in 2001 Danny broke out into what has become one of the most successful contest streaks in US snowboarding with four US Open Championships, seven Winter X Games medals, and two Olympic silver medals (2002 in Salt Lake City, UT and 2006 in Torino, Italy). Danny Kass won the halfpipe format of the 2009 Burton US Open, which is the final of the TTR World Snowboard Tour. Kass and his brother, Matt, were the founders of Grenade Gloves, which specializes in snowboarding gloves, accessories, and other extreme sporting gear. Kass is one of the stars of The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo on Fuel TV. He has also starred in several snowboarding films, including Snowboarding: For Me (2014) and FunDuhMentals: Transworld Snowboarding (2012). He has also made appearances on MTV's The Real World and Rally On.

Kasse, Craig

  • CA-BC-KC002
  • Person
  • [fl. 1970s-1980s?]

Craig Kasse attended the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp at Whistler Mountain [during the 1970s-1980s?].

Kasse, Laura

  • CA-BC-KL002
  • Person
  • [fl. 1970s-1980s?]

Laura Kasse attended the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp at Whistler Mountain [during the 1970s or 1980s?].

Kashino, Shizuo

  • CA-BC-KS001
  • Person
  • fl. 2000s-

Shizuo Kashino is a chef and co-founder and co-owner of Nagomi Sushi in Whistler. Along with Hayahiko “Speedy” Takada, Kashino opened Nagomi Sushi in Upper Village in Whistler in 2008, after the duo previous had worked in another sushi restaurant in Whistler. Kashino ran the UBC Fall Classic half-marathon in 2003 and Vancouver International Marathon in 2007. He has a son named Daikichi.

Kasselman, Brad

  • US-MI-KB001
  • Person
  • fl. 1980s-

Brad Kasselman is a photographer, ski guide, farmer, and co-founder of Coast Mountain Photography in Whistler. In 1990, Brad Kasselman graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI with a degree in Asian Studies and Japanese Language and decided to move to Whistler be a ski bum for a season. He liked the area so much that he vowed to stay for “one more year,” which turned into staying indefinitely. Having studied Japanese, Brad was able to find a job with a Canadian company providing guide services to Japanese tourists. He enjoyed skiing more than 100 days that season with clients in tow. The following season, he worked as an on-mountain photographer and went on to work as an assistant to a local professional Whistler photographer. From 1993 to 1994, he worked as Whistler's first dedicated daily photographer for a heli-ski operation, Tyax Heli Skiing, as chief photographer. From there, he and a few photographer friends drew up a business plan to start their own on-mountain photography company. He co-founded Coast Mountain Photography in 1994 and acts as the managing director, as well as a commercial, event, and wedding photographer under his own business, Kasselman Creative Ltd.. His photography has been published around the world, and has 60+ magazine/brochure cover credits. Brad's iconic Mt. Garibaldi aerial photograph was selected as the Official BC license plate image for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. From 1997 to 2018, Brad also worked as a market consultant for Asia and Japan for Langara Fishing Adventures in order to bring more fishing tourists from that area. Brad's tourism experience extends to guiding VIP's for Japanese travel agencies and media, and he has worked with Canadian tour & travel clients to establish new business from Japan. On weekends, Brad heads to his farm, Texas Creek Rance, in Lillooet where he is a fruit/vegetable/grape grower, in an effort to establish his own winery Cliff & Gorge Vineyards. Brad Kasselman served on the board of AWARE (Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment) for 11 years, from 1998 to 2009, and was president from 2006 to 2008.

Kaestle Skis

  • AT-KAS-001
  • Corporate body
  • 1924-

Kästle is a ski manufacturer based in Austria. It was founded in 1924 by Anton Kästle from Vorarlberg, where he produced the first full ash skis in his father's wheelwright's workshop in Hohenems. Five years later, he began to produce the first small series. At the end of the 1930s, Kästle introduced the Arlberg ski, a high-quality ski that quickly became popular with top skiers. During World War II, production had to be stopped due to a lack of raw materials. In 1946, the company was confiscated by the Allies, and in 1947, all branches of production were resumed. Kästle became internationally known in the 1950s when Trude Jochum-Beiser won the first gold medal on Kästle skis at the 1950 Alpine World Championships in Aspen. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Kästle athletes were able to win three more gold medals. The Games in Cortina brought another 20 medals for Kästle – including three gold medals from Toni Sailer. At that time, Kästle was also setting standards in the ski industry in terms of development. In the 1960s, for example, a new ski construction principle was developed, which became known by the abbreviation CPM (Compound Plastic Metal). In 1968 , the Vorarlberg ski factory Anton Kästle, as the company was then called, was acquired by Pepi Fischer and his sister Selma Sturmberger, the owners of the Austrian ski factory, Fischer. Production was increased to 300,000 pairs of skis in 1970, and the Austrian Karl Cordin won the Downhill World Cup on Kästle skis. The renaming of "Skifabrik Kästle" to "Kästle GmbH" took place in 1972. Four years later, the new trademark - the well-known "double arrows" - was introduced. With seven medals, Kästle was the most successful ski brand at the Alpine World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1978. The following year, the “Tour Randonnée”, the lightest ski in the world (2.65 kg per pair with a length of 180 cm), was launched especially for high alpinists. In 1980, Kästle won the overall men's World Cup for the first time thanks to Andreas Wenzel from Liechtenstein. 1984 and 1985 saw the second and third victory in the overall World Cup for Kästle skis by the Swiss Pirmin Zurbriggen. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, athletes on Kästle skis won four gold, six silver and six bronze medals. That year, Pirmin Zurbriggen also won the overall World Cup for the third time. The founder of Kästle, Anton Kästle Sr., died on October 19, 1988. A turning point in the history of Kästle was the takeover of the company by Benetton Sportsystem, a subsidiary of the Italian clothing company, in 1991. Kästle was transformed into a public limited company and received a significant increase in the research and development budget. With Nordica ski boots, which also belong to Benetton Sportsystem, a complete package for skiers was offered for the first time. The production site in Hohenems was shut down in 1996. The last racing successes with Kästle skis were achieved in 1997 at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Sestriere, as Kjetil André Aamodt and Tom Stiansen won two gold medals. With the presentation of a Nordica ski collection in 1999, the Kästle brand was shut down. Nordica became Kästle's direct successor. In March 2007, an Austrian group of investors led by Cross Industries AG acquired the worldwide trademark rights to Kästle from the Benetton Group. Kästle skis were once again developed and produced in Austria. In the winter of 2007/2008, Kästle launched the "Comeback Collection" consisting of four ski models. Freeride skis and touring skis in particular boosted Kästle's sales. Since the 2008/2009 winter season, an exhibition on the company's ski production exhibition has been housed as a Kästle Museum in the mountain station of the Rüfikopf cable car. The product range was expanded in 2008 to eight ski models. In 2012, the company headquarters moved from Wels in Upper Austria to the Gusswerk site in Salzburg-Kasern. Product development, marketing, logistics and customer service were combined at this location until 2015. While the company only had a market share of 1.7 percent in Austria, growth potential was seen in the USA. As a result, in 2013, the US freerider Chris Davenport was brought on board as a co-owner. The two-time world champion in extreme skiing also worked on product development. The head office has been back in Hohenems since mid-2015. In March 2018, Kästle got a new majority owner in the Czech company ConsilSport. Tomas Nemec, founder and owner of ConsilSport, aimed to strengthen Kästle's financial strength. In February 2019, Kästle announced that it would move series production to Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic. Series production previously took place in OEM production at the ski companies Head and Atomic. Research and development continued to take place at the Austrian Kästle headquarters in Hohenems, and small series, composite parts, and toboggans would also be built there. At ISPO 2019, Kästle also presented the largest product expansion in the last 20 years with a new cross-country collection. In autumn 2019, Kästle returned to the World Cup and after a decade-long break, the brand was back at the start in both Alpine and Nordic races.

Katsuris, Soula

  • GR-KS001
  • Person
  • fl. 1960s-2020s

Soula Katsuris was a restauranteur, co-owner and co-founder of L’Après Restaurant at the base of Whistler Mountain in Creekside, present there from the 1960s to 1980s. She was born in Greece and moved to Canada with her husband, Leo Elias Katsuris. The couple are known for opening the Garibladi Cafeteria in 1965 and then L’Après Restaurant in Whistler in 1969 at the base of Whistler Mountain in Creekside. Open from lunch until late, L’Après catered to a later crowd with pizza, Greek food, and regular live music and parties, becoming Le Club in the evenings. The theme nights, including Beach Party and Western Night, were legendary. Eventually the Garibaldi Cafeteria was incorporated into the L’Après brand, becoming L’Après Dining Room and Cafeteria. Soula and Leo had two daughters: Violet and Vivian. The couple eventually moved to Vancouver. Leo passed away August 24, 2017 in Vancouver at the age of 91, survived by Soula.

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