About Us

Lived and skied on four continents.

I’m not really sure I understand the ‘claim to fame ‘ but I think I’m not too bad about fixing feet issues ahah

You can call me Obi wan Génépi; Génépi it's a famous plants who grow up in a high altitude level between 2thousands and 3 thousand meter high in the French Alps, really good for the health and tasty as a drink, it's my favourite magic potion to go faster on or out of the slopes.

I can eat a whole apple in one sitting.

No idea how I ended up here, but I do know how to fix your feet!

Climber, mountain leader and ski boot fitter. Why are mountains funny?… Because they’re hill areas

Interned as an elf for the real Santa Claus in the Arctic Circle

I’ve spent the last 7 months working in a fridge in the UK, so fitting skis in real mountains is a bit of an upgrade!

When I was a child I bet on a horse called 'don’t push it' because I really liked the name. I ended up winning the race only for my siblings to spend my prize money on a Wii game.

Can ski and snowboard and do both on my butt. Keen freediver and guitarist but not at the same time. Black belt in patting your dog.

Sometimes I can’t decide if I want to Ski or Snowboard; so I take both!

Summer lover with imposter syndrome.

My name is Mark Leslie Forsyth. You may not know who this is because although I am very young I have taken on many nicknames over my years in the workforce. Hippie, Yogi, Elvis, but those in the ski industry probably know me as Sythe or Spanky. I am one of the longest surviving members at Browns and currently manage the workshop, so come on in and let's talk tuning!

I have beaten an Olympic Athlete at tennis. Just because that athlete was a skier, and had only ever played tennis casually, does not invalidate my claim. That was Tim Cafe, who incidentally was one of our wee after school grommets in my first season at Browns, in 2005.

Loves skiing, dog sledding and drinking a good cup of tea!

Came to Queenstown sometime in the 20th century for my first ski season, with a backpack & my first pair of skis & sort of got stuck - I’d need a very big backpack & people mover if I were to hit the road again … When I’m not skiing I’m running & when I’m not running I’m CoC-ing - those of you in the know will know what that means :-) Love living in Queenstown, it’s got everything apart from a sandy beach & tropical reef. To get my fix of those I travel elsewhere :-)

A shy, innocent Michael spent a hectic 2008 season at Browns. He left Queenstown but the experience left a lasting mark. 10 years later; older, balding and possibly wiser he returned. He also makes a mean vegan Banana Bread.