Instructor

Richard Harron

Richard has been coaching & teaching a variety of sports for over 25 years in the Metro Vancouver area. Richard has been involved in the mountain biking community since 2010, when he first began leading group rides across Metro Vancouver with the Vancouver Mountain Bike Meetup Group. After completing Endless Biking’s Mountain Bike Instructor Training Program in 2013, he obtained his Level 1 Instructor certification from the Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association (PMBIA) in 2015. He currently works closely with Tri-Cities Off-Road Cycling Association (TORCA) on numerous initiatives.  

Richard is a Level 2 Certified Canadian Ski Instructor Alliance (CSIA) Ski Instructor and is currently working towards obtaining his Level 3 CSIA certification. He has taught at Grouse Mountain Resort for the past 16 seasons. Richard is also a Level 1 Canadian Adaptive Snowsports (CADS) Ski Instructor and volunteers his time with the Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS). He is an Entry Level Alpine Canada Ski Coach and a certified Soccer and Baseball coach with the Coaching Association of Canada’s National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). In addition, Richard has taken the Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid CPR/AED Level C course several times throughout the years.

Richard lives in Port Coquitlam, is married with three boys, and has three grandsons. Richard retired early from corporate life in 2014 and holds a BA in Economics and an MBA in Information Technology Management.

Richard is currently an ambassador with Norco Bicycles, Kinetik Cycles and Trailforks.