MIKE RAFFERTY
After growing up in the frigid winters of Winnipeg, I moved to Jasper in 1992 for a summer of work between first and second year university. Returning to Winnipeg and spending yet another winter shoveling snow on the flat prairies made me realize that the mountains were where I wanted to be, so in the summer of 1993 I moved to Whistler "just for a year". That year has now become 17 years of living and playing in the beautiful mountains surrounding Whistler, Fernie and, for the last 7 years, Squamish.
CrossFit Squamish opened at a time when I was looking for a way to keep myself fit without having to subject myself to countless hours of boring weight training with the associated lack of motivation and minimal results. After my first foundations class I was hooked and, when I woke up the next morning barely able to walk, I knew I had found what I had been looking for. My passion for CrossFit and the community it creates keeps growing. I feel honoured and privileged to be able to pass on the notion of lifelong functional fitness to all who take that leap and drink the kool-aid. Being strong is a choice.
CERTIFICATIONS
BC Ambulance Paramedic
Volunteer Firefighter Squamish Fire/Rescue, Squamish Search and Rescue Volunteer
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Olympic Lifting
CrossFit Gymnastics
CONTACT
Mike: 604-815-3792 (mike@crossfitsquamish.ca)
