Michel Daigle

He is the inventor of the Daigle Banger, starred in Warren Miller's 1972 film, Winter People and co-authored Free Style Skiing in 1974.

[19] He raced for 3 years in Québec, Ontario and the Eastern United States[20] and finished 2nd overall in the DLS championship in 1971.

That same year, at the end of the ski season, Daigle moved to Whistler in British Columbia.

[11][14][19] Daigle entered and went on to win his first professional title, taking first place and a cash prize of $500[11][19][21][22][23]

Coaches included John Eaves, Michael Abson, André Derome, Pierre Poulin, Greg Athans, Larry Thouin, Tony De Joseph, and renowned dancer and choreographer Margie Gillis, who trained ballet skiers.

[14] Notable campers include multiple freestyle world champion Marie-Claude Asselin,[32] Canadian, British and world champion Mike Nemesvary, Yves Laroche, Dominique Laroche and Philippe LaRoche,[30] who went on to win 18 World Cup titles, an Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Bob Salerno, a fellow Team Olin freestyler, went on to build the first water ramp training facility in the US at Nordic Valley in 1978.

John Johnston, Michel Daigle, and Darryl Bowie
Michel Daigle competing in the 1974 U.S. Freestyle Open, Aspen Highlands, Colorado, USA
Michel Daigle - 1976 Summer Freestyle Camp - Aerials training on one of the water ramps
Michel Daigle completing a double front flip at the 1971 Whistler Gelandesprung. Daigle finished in 1st place.