Christopher Krug

Owner/Instructor/Mechanic at Hardwaterkiter.com and Eastsidebikeguides.com

North Conway, New Hampshire, United States

About

Working to help others reach their snowkiting and mountain biking goals through a mix of professional certified training and hard-earned first-hand experience.

Experience

  • Owner at Hardwater Kiting. (HARDWATERKITER.COM)
    Jan 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 6 mos

    Hardwater Kiting is the only snow kite-specific service company in the East offering professional snow kite instruction specializing in touring and high-speed lake-based snow kiting. We are also the largest retailer of snow kite equipment in the Northeast and authorized dealer of Ozone, HQ, and Flysurfer kite systems as well as any and all support gear to make snow kiting in New England a safe and fun experience.

  • Owner/ Head Instructor/ Mechanic. at Eastside Bike Guides. (EASTSIDEBIKEGUIDES.COM)
    Jan 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 6 mos

    Eastside Bike Guides offers professional certified mountain bike instruction and guide services to residents and visitors to North Conway NH. We also offer mobile "to your door" bike repair services for corporate and educational accounts as well as private individuals. Eastside Bike Guides is the only company in New England offering certified IMBA/ICP and PMBIA mountain bike instruction.

  • Freelance Ski and Bike Tech and Consultant at Various local bike and ski shops
    2001 - Present · 25 yrs 6 mos

    Lending my skillset to local shops and helping them with workload and special repairs that are outside their technical expertise.

  • Ski Tech. at Stan and Dan's Ski Shop
    Nov 2002 - Dec 2011 · 9 yrs 2 mos

    Ski tuner and binding tech.

  • Downeast Bicycle Specialists (8 yrs 3 mos)
    • Warehouse
      Jan 2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Warehouse. Shipping and receiving. Lifting, running, climbing and happy not to be at a desk.

    • Inside Sales Representative and Freeride/DH Buyer
      Nov 2002 - Jan 2009 · 6 yrs 3 mos

      Responsible for researching, purchasing, and maintaining inventory of most of DEBS's Freeride and Downhill-specific product lines including Marzocchi, E-Thirteen, Blackspire, Maxxis, Six Six One, Sunline Components, Royal Clothing, WTB, Paceline, Endless Bike and JIMI. Provide technical support and warranty assistance for all lines carried by Downeast. Catalog copywriter as well as photo editor of website images and some catalog images for Downeast bicycle specialists. Inside Sales Rep. Responsible for the assembly of demo bikes.