Our Guides

Jordan learned to ski in the small hills of Ontario but moved west for bigger mountains and deeper powder. Prior to guiding Jordan spent his winters as a ski patroller and avalanche technician at Panorama Mountain. When the winter ends, he spends most of his time planting trees or rock climbing around his current home of Invermere, BC.

Born and raised on BC powder, Brodie has spent the better part of his winters exploring the mountains on skis. Brodie is looking to share his passion for the sport with others. In the summers you can find him hanging off a rope on one of the many peaks of the Canadian Rockies or working as a wood crafter from his home in the Blaeberry.

Originally from Agassiz BC, Miles started his outdoor career at a young age in the BC logging industry.  He worked his first shift at Chatter in 2006 and has been back every year.  When not skiing at Chatter, he can be found on the alpine race circuit with his son and daughter who are avid skiers, which is no big surprise given he met his wife when she was a guest cat skiing. Miles is also a passionate mountain biker and happy to engage in a discussion regarding his favourite mountain biking terrain in western Canada.

Bryan Anderson’s first trip into Chatter Creek to guide was in 2011. He grew up water skiing and surfing on Vancouver Island and moved to the Rocky Mountains to ski patrol in 1992 where he met his future wife who was also a patroller. His first winter guiding cat skiing was in 1998 and has been heli, cat and touring folks in the mountains every winter since then. Bryan lives in Golden with his wife and two kids. Days off in the winter are spent chasing his two young kids through the trees at Kicking Horse Resort. He spent his summers as a whitewater rafting guide until retiring (except for the odd cameo) 10 years ago to work full time in his other trade as a Journeyman Carpenter. Spare time in the summer is spent loading up the dirt bikes, hooking up the trailer, ski boat, toys and heading to a lake with his family. He looks forward to his warm water surf and sand castle building vacation before his winter starts every year.

Downtown Rachel Brown, all the way from Labrador via St John’s Newfoundland. Before Chatter Creek Rachel spent 17 years in Lake Louise where she worked as an avalanche forecaster and ski patroller. Deep and soft snow lured her to the west side of the Rockies in 2006 and she hasn’t looked back. Rachel now lives in Nelson BC where she spends her summers working on the garden and enjoying the West Kootenays.

Diana grew up playing in the Rockies. After travelling and living in all corners of the province of BC in search of high places and open spaces, she is happy to be back in this neck of the woods.  Diana has been working in the ski and avalanche industry for the last 10 years and is as passionate about her work as ever. In the summertime you will find her wandering in the wilds of northern British Columbia whispering to bears and hunting poachers.

Jan is originally from the Czech Republic. He now calls Golden BC his home, where there is endless opportunity for him to play in the mountains. From ski touring in the winter, to mountain biking in the summer, or at his job as a ropes access technician, hanging off the side of cliffs.

Taylor moved from Ontario to Golden 15 years ago with the need to ski powder. To sustain this lifestyle, he started cooking. Fast-forward to 2016, Taylor found himself cooking at Chatter Creek and knew this is where he wanted to be. Taking this a step further, he decided it was time to shake up his career path and pursue guiding. When there’s no skiing to be had, Taylor can be found fly fishing or hiking the local valleys and peaks, and operating his lawn maintenance company.