About Us
Gravity Logic has been founded by the team behind the Whistler Mountain Bike Park’s success. In fact, each Gravity Logician is still actively involved in the continuing development of Whistler’s Park. Clearly not a bunch of out of touch consultants.
Dave Kelly is the true genius behind A-Line, Dirt Merchant and Whistler’s legendary “flow”. He has been involved with the Whistler Mountain Bike Park since its opening in 1996. Dave was among the first to officially establish downhill mountain bike trails on Whistler mountain and continued to work as part of a small trail crew / summer patrol for the following 4 years. As the mountain bike park grew, Dave worked his way up from lead hand, to crew supervisor, to co-manager of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. In 2006 and 2007, Dave worked full time for Gravity Logic, a division of Whistler Blackcomb, offering trail development advice to resorts throughout North America and Europe. Dave also has 11 years experience with the Whistler Mountain Ski Patrol. Because of Dave’s extensive experience in the field of risk management, he has been called upon by to offer expert advice on the safety, risk management and construction practices of mountain bike parks around the world.
Tom “Pro” Prochazka managed the Whistler Mountain Bike Park from 2001 to 2007. His ability to visualize trails and trail features that are both progressive and safe has earned him international respect from casual park visitors and professional riders alike. Tom’s 20 years of experience as a carpenter and sawyer are an incredibly valuable asset in terms of designing trail features that are structurally sound, safe, and fun to ride. Tom has worked for Gravity Logic for the past three years and has also traveled the globe offering advice to resorts hoping to emulate Whistler’s success.
Rob Cocquyt worked on design and construction of the first trails on Whistler Mountain in 1995. In 1996, he established his own trail design and construction company and, over the following years, secured government funding and hired crews to build some of Squamish’s most highly regarded trails. Rob worked full time with the Whistler Mountain Bike Park from 2005-2008 as lead hand, carpenter, and finally as trail crew supervisor. For the past three years, Rob has travelled around the world with Gravity Logic helping design, develop and build some of the newest Bike Parks on the planet.
Sarah Leishman has spent the past 10 years developing recreational programming related to mountain biking and snowboarding. While working for the Calgary Olympic Development Association at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta, Sarah developed programming for mountain biking that pushed COP to the forefront of mountain bike programming in North America. Having recently left the North American Snowboardcross tour as a coach, Sarah joins Gravity Logic to focus on revenue generation opportunities for our clients; specifically focusing on program design for mountain bike schools, rental and retail opportunities and Instructor Development Training.
The Gravity Logic core is assisted by a variety of consultants and contractors on an “as needed” basis. We have direct access to experts in Risk Management, Mapping, Environmental Planning, Rental/Retail, Event Planning and many other areas.