Message #16132

[Svend]

Not sure if any of you knew this, but Harb was a member of the Canadian National Ski Team in the early '70s. 

http://harbskisysems.blogspot.com/2010/12/canadian-ski-team-1971.html

These were the glory years for Canadian racing, and for the women, was the breakthrough into not only competing, but winning World Cup races in Europe.  And this at a time when it was almost unheard of for North Americans to take on the dominant Swiss and Austrians at their own game, and on their own turf.  A few years later, the men followed the example, and started winning too.  The big-name racers from that time are household names in Canada:  Cathy Kreiner, Betsy Clifford, Ken Read, Steve Podborski, Todd Brooker....and many more.

Harb was part of that era, and he doubtless still has many friends and connections in Canada from that time.