Garry van Soest

Garry first skied at Silver Star in 1979 and has owned a winter home here since 2007, being one of the first to build a single-family chalet in the Ridge. Christina and Garry raised three children and relocated to Vernon in 1996 for the family lifestyle and quality recreation activities. Garry’s family enjoys lifelong friendships from the Vernon Ski Club, where volunteering and officiating was part of the fun. Two of their children went on to ski race at world junior and world cup levels. Garry graduated from the University of Victoria School of Business with a BComm in Entrepreneurship and has founded, built, managed, and harvested several companies in technology industries, including FinTech and RegTech. He serves on the Board of Directors for several active companies in various industries, including banking, manufacturing, technology, and media. Garry spends time mentoring, investing, speaking, and working with select individuals who’ve committed to behaving entrepreneurially. Garry isn’t a passenger in life and finds himself most comfortable in the driver’s seat, being a lifelong performance-minded adventurer.