Erik Guay

Erik Guay began skiing almost as soon as he could walk. He competed in his first race at age five and started seriously training with his father when he was 12. According to Erik, his dad Conrad taught him everything he knows and his mother Ellen has been his guiding light, forever present with her love and encouragement throughout his entire career.

Erik represented Canada at six World Championships from 2003 to 2017 and competed in the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Known for his resilience and determination, he overcame multiple injuries throughout his career. Guay retired in November 2018 at the age of 37 just prior to the Lake Louise World Cup.

She earned a spot on the Ontario mogul’s team before becoming a founding member of the national halfpipe team in 1997. Sarah left Midland Secondary school halfway through her senior year and moved to Mammoth, California to pursue a potential career as a pro skier.

Erik achieved numerous milestones in his career. His trophy case includes a Crystal Globe won in 2010 as he took the overall World Cup super-G title. In 2011, at the World Championships in Garmish, Germany, he won the gold in downhill. At the 2017, at the World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Guay won the gold in super-G. He became the oldest ever Alpine World Champion at the age of 35. Guay achieved 25 World Cup podiums in his career, the most by any Canadian male skier.

Erik is considered Canada’s most successful and decorated alpine skier. Since 2009, he has been a member of Tremblant’s prestigious “athlete ambassador program”. To honour his outstanding achievements, Tremblant named a trail after Erik Guay. He currently serves on the Board of Alpine Canada and played a significant role in working with the FIS to bring the women’s Alpine World Cup to Tremblant in 2023. Erik lives in Mont-Tremblant with his wife and four daughters who share in his passion for skiing. His stellar career and remarkable achievements on the world stage will forever be etched in the rich history of Canadian alpine skiing.