About Us

Liisa Savijarvi

A lifelong skier, Liisa was inducted into Canada's Honour Roll of Skiing in 1997. Success representing Canada was found on the World Cup Circuit with a victory in 1986 and as an Olympic Team Member in 1984. Liisa's technical ability allowed her to transfer her skills between Downhill, Super G and Giant Slalom.

In 1988 a serious injury forced Liisa to retire from competition, but not from skiing and as they say, "the rest is history"... 'Ski Escape' was born.

Karen Stemmle

Karen is a successful 5 year member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team and her list of accomplishments include Provincial and North American Champion, numerous top 5 finishes on the World Cup Circuit and finishing 11th overall in the world one season. Her specialty was the Downhill Racing Event where she reached speeds of up to 140 km per hour.

One of Karen's many highlights in her life was proudly representing Canada at the winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. She also reached the provincial level in water-skiing and figure skating.

Always one to tackle a challenge, Karen has acquired her private pilot’s license and enjoys scuba diving and riding her Harley. Speaking of challenges, this is the biggest one yet. Karen is a proud Mom of 3 ½ year old Sydney and 9 month old Luke.