In July of 2008 Katal Innovations took their second ever prototype to the snow with a private lane on the Blackcomb glacier. With a 50 foot booter aimed at a 30 foot wide 75 foot long Landing Pad the prototype was a huge success. Kevin Sansalone and Geoff Brown came out to throw down [...]
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Paralyzed snowboarder’s invention may lead to happy landings for others
By Lena Sin, The Province
One bad fall and his life was changed.
Aaron Coret’s dream of becoming a pro snowboarder vanished in an instant four years ago when a snowboarding accident left him a quadraplegic.
But instead of getting angry, his mind [...]
Katal Innovations is featured on ESPN online.
On May 1st through 3rd Katal Innovations opened to the public for the first time ever at Lake Louise. With almost 400 riders signing up over the course of three days it was a overwhelming success. With riders ranging from 8 all the way to 48 years old and skill levels from beginner [...]
Name: Jessie Oatway
Home Mountain: Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
Jessie Oatway knows about injuries. In the five seasons he has been snowboarding he has broken two ankles, both wrists, dislocated both knees over 7 times, dislocated his elbow, broken ribs, compressed his spine, broken his hand, had 3 major concussions, a broken nose and eye socket, [...]