I left the ski technician job in 1976, because the racers are superstitious about the people repairing their skis, and you couldn't keep the job more than two years. Yet, after I left, many racers secretly sent me their skis to fix.

Jim started the company in his garage, making bike grips and goggles. He wanted to get into winter sports and that's when I came along.

I sold my shares in the company around 1983. The company was growing and needed something different, management-wise. I'm really a start-up guy, not a corporate guy.