Born in 1955 and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Casey was fortunate to grow up with the Canadian Rockies beckoning within sight of his bedroom window. By 13 he was learning to ski at night at the Happy Valley resort on the city limits. Then a trip to Lake Louise in 1968 hooked him forever on big mountain skiing. His travels eventually took him overland south, all the way to Chile, where he picked up his skis sent from LA, taught skiing with a fellow Swiss traveler, and met Andrea, his Chilean wife-to-be. He has lived in Chile since 1983 and travels frequently around the country and overseas. With the “Three Valleys”, the southern hemispheres largest ski area, only an hour away from his home in Santiago, he has continued to enjoy skiing in his free time from June to October, staying at his place in the La Parva ski area. Hiking, biking, swimming and photography keep him active when off the slopes. Having travelled to 65 countries, skied on 5 continents, he speaks English, fluent Spanish, and a spattering of French.

Seeing tourism as a sustainable industry, bringing stability and prosperity to Chiles warm peoples and amazing settings, his stated ambition is to encourage and help foreigners to plan a trip there and enjoy that which has been an inspiration to him for so many decades.