“Believe in the path you choose with your heart.” His motto was simple. Toshi Hamazaki arrived in Whistler in the fall of 1970 by a stroke of chance, a telephone call. “We are handpicking the best ski instructors for our new resort called Whistler. Come join us.”
That was all it took. Toshi had been instructing in Europe for five years but packed his bags for Canada. Over the next four decades Toshi grew alongside Whistler; the resort’s success and his fearless enthusiasm enabling him to accomplish many of his dreams—professional skier, log home builder, ski shop owner,
Toshi played a huge role in introducing Whistler to the Japanese tourist boom during the
