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For 50 Years, Bill Sproul Has Found A Way To Feed   The Habit

AGE: 66

HOMETOWN: Nelson, British Columbia

OCCUPATION: Land Surveyor

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1951, Bill Sproul moved to Nelson when he was 11 years old and never found a reason to leave. Over the last 50 years, Sproul has held nearly every skiing job available in interior BC—ski instructor, patroller, heli ski guide, and ski shop owner. He was also part of

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