By Terry Mitchell, Pro Deals Team Chair (terry.mitchell@skipatrol.ca)

Your pro deals team has been hard at work renewing arrangements with our pro deal brands.

Keep checking the pro deal page on the member website for the most up-to-date information. Each brand pro deal will include a note at the bottom of each write up indicating when it was updated last. We are updating the brands listed weekly.

Self-serve brands – a change for some existing pro deals

Among the products listed on the pro deals page, some now have an asterisk beside their name. This represents a brand that has a self-serve process for accessing the pro deal. The brand administers its own pro deal program independent of the CSP. The CSP has no input or authority on how the programs are run by the provider.

As a courtesy only, the pro deals team is providing information on how to access the pro deal. Some brands with which we had traditional partnerships have shifted to this self-service model to better meet their needs.

The CSP cannot guarantee acceptance to these self-serve programs.

New partnership coming soon

We are currently in negotiations with an industry partner that will include many new brands for CSP members. This expansion is part of the CSP’s pro deal program refresh. Keep an eye on the member monthly newsletter for more details as they become available.

Pro deal etiquette

All CSP members must respect the terms and conditions outlined by each brand we list on our website. Unless otherwise stated, all pro deal offers are meant for personal use only. Pro deals must not be shared with others outside of the CSP, including members’ family or friends.

In addition, when communicating with any of the pro deal brands listed on our member website, professionalism and respectfulness is required and expected, per our mutual respect policy.

All of the brand offers listed on the member website are a privilege of membership for CSP members. Abuse of any of these pro deals will not be tolerated.

Updated pro deal brands (current as of the writing of this article)

  • Arc’teryx
  • Auclair
  • Backcountry Access (BCA)
  • Belairdirect
  • Blizzard Tecnica
  • Bracelayer
  • Burton
  • Elan
  • Ferno
  • Ferreol
  • Head
  • Helly Hansen – consumer website
  • Icebreaker
  • Impact Canopy
  • Intuition
  • Johnson Insurance
  • Keen
  • Koll
  • Leki
  • Louis Garneau
  • Mountain Equipment Company (MEC)
  • Nidecker
  • Nordica
  • Ortovox
  • Prior Snow
  • Suunto
  • Thule
  • Tools4Boards
  • Wired
  • Xspex
  • 22 Designs

Questions?

Do you think you have a good idea for a potential pro deal? Do you have contacts with brands that have suggested some sort of national partnership with the CSP? We are always open to exploring potential new brand partnerships. Feel free to send a note to CSP Pro Deal Team Chair Terry Mitchell at terry.mitchell@skipatrol.ca. We will explore if the brand and its potential offering meet our needs and standards.

If you have questions about specific brand pro deals (that are not self-serve), please contact the pro deal team member listed in each description on the member website.

Pro deal update fall 2024

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