George Merry

George Merry was one of the founding members of the Trail Ski Club and was a member of the Club when it joined the Rossland Ski Club to form the Red Mountain Ski Club.
During his school years, George won slalom and giant slalom events at annual high school meets, and won the Kootenay Zone Championships in downhill and slalom.

While attending university, George won the giant slalom and slalom events at an invitational meet in Banff, Alberta and placed third in the All Canadian Slalom.

In 1951, George earned a place on the Canadian Olympic Ski Team and won the Western Canadian Championships in Senior Men’s Slalom.
In 1952, George was a member of the Canadian Winter Olympic Team in Oslo, Norway and competed in the Giant Slalom and Slalom events. That same year, he was a member and coach of the UBC Thunderbirds Ski Team.

From 1953 to 1955, George was a Coach and racer with the Washington State University ski team.

Upon his retirement from competitive skiing, George became President of the Red Mountain Ski Club and set the giant slalom course for the World Cup event on Red Mountain for the DuMaurier International World Cup in 1967. George spent over 30 years participating, developing and contributing to the sport of alpine skiing in Canada and the Rossland-Trail area.